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✖Perigee Radius refers to the distance between the center of the Earth and the point in a satellite's orbit that is closest to the Earth's surface.ⓘ Perigee Radius [r_perigee]

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✖Perigee height refers to the lowest point in the satellite's orbit above the Earth's surface. It is commonly measured in kilometers or miles.ⓘ Perigee Heights [H_p]

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Perigee Heights Solution

STEP 0: Pre-Calculation Summary

Formula Used

Perigee Height = Perigee Radius-[Earth-R]
H_p = r_perigee-[Earth-R]
This formula uses 1 Constants, 2 Variables

Constants Used

[Earth-R] - Earth mean radius Value Taken As 6371.0088

Variables Used

Perigee Height - (Measured in Meter) - Perigee height refers to the lowest point in the satellite's orbit above the Earth's surface. It is commonly measured in kilometers or miles.
Perigee Radius - (Measured in Meter) - Perigee Radius refers to the distance between the center of the Earth and the point in a satellite's orbit that is closest to the Earth's surface.

STEP 1: Convert Input(s) to Base Unit

Perigee Radius: 6952 Kilometer --> 6952000 Meter (Check conversion here)

STEP 2: Evaluate Formula

Substituting Input Values in Formula

H_p = r_perigee-[Earth-R] --> 6952000-[Earth-R]

Evaluating ... ...

H_p = 580991.2

STEP 3: Convert Result to Output's Unit

580991.2 Meter -->580.9912 Kilometer (Check conversion here)

FINAL ANSWER

580.9912 Kilometer <-- Perigee Height

(Calculation completed in 00.004 seconds)

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What is perigee position?

The point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth also : the point nearest a planet or a satellite (such as the moon) reached by an object orbiting it — compare apogee.

How to Calculate Perigee Heights?

Perigee Heights calculator uses Perigee Height = Perigee Radius-[Earth-R] to calculate the Perigee Height, The Perigee Heights formula also known as perigee altitude, refers to the minimum height or distance above the Earth's surface that an object reaches in its orbit around the Earth. Perigee Height is denoted by H_p symbol.

How to calculate Perigee Heights using this online calculator? To use this online calculator for Perigee Heights, enter Perigee Radius (r_perigee) and hit the calculate button. Here is how the Perigee Heights calculation can be explained with given input values -> 0.580991 = 6952000-[Earth-R].

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What is Perigee Heights?

The Perigee Heights formula also known as perigee altitude, refers to the minimum height or distance above the Earth's surface that an object reaches in its orbit around the Earth and is represented as H_p = r_perigee-[Earth-R] or Perigee Height = Perigee Radius-[Earth-R]. Perigee Radius refers to the distance between the center of the Earth and the point in a satellite's orbit that is closest to the Earth's surface.

How to calculate Perigee Heights?

The Perigee Heights formula also known as perigee altitude, refers to the minimum height or distance above the Earth's surface that an object reaches in its orbit around the Earth is calculated using Perigee Height = Perigee Radius-[Earth-R]. To calculate Perigee Heights, you need Perigee Radius (r_perigee). With our tool, you need to enter the respective value for Perigee Radius and hit the calculate button. You can also select the units (if any) for Input(s) and the Output as well.

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