What gives satellites their tangential velocity?

[phyiscsormath]

What gives satellite a tangential velocity?

 

[PeroK]

What gives satellite a tangential velocity?

I guess the short answer is "that's rocket science"!

Basically the satellite is launched vertically to get through the lower part of the atmosphere, but then accelerates horizontally to achieve the necessary tangential velocity.

There's a good explanation here, for example:

https://www.scienceabc.com/nature/u...into-orbit-and-kept-up-there-for-so-long.html

 

[phyiscsormath]

I guess the short answer is "that's rocket science"!

Basically the satellite is launched vertically to get through the lower part of the atmosphere, but then accelerates horizontally to achieve the necessary tangential velocity.

There's a good explanation here, for example:

https://www.scienceabc.com/nature/u...into-orbit-and-kept-up-there-for-so-long.html

Thank you!