Orbital speed calculations (8.6) | Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Science (Double Award) — Physics (Linear) — 4SD0 | KnowledgeSet

Orbital speed calculations

Physics (Combined Science) · IGCSE · Edexcel · Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Science (Double Award) — Physics (Linear) — 4SD0 · Specification point · 8.6 · Astrophysics · Motion in the universe

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$\text{orbital speed}=\frac{2\times\pi\times\text{orbital radius}}{\text{time period}}$