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Ubi bene ibi patria
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I think orbit is 17k and escape is 24k MPH.
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While maybe not relevant to Bob's topic - those speeds are positively glacial when compared with the speed of the Parker solar probe. Depending on which source you've used, Parker clocks in between 360 to 430,000 mph. Granted, Parker was the beneficiary of a few gravitational boosts to achieve this speed.
All-in-all, this is pretty cool stuff.
Cheers
JB
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