Le 20/01/2018 à 17:09, Kenneth a écrit :
> So it follows that the
> Space shuttle and the apple-- in the same orbit-- are going at the same speed or
> velocity. (If their speeds were different, one would head further off into
> space-- attaining a higher orbit, or maybe a more eccentric one?)

Which remind me of a curiosity: if the apple goes faster, it goes
higher... and performs then less revolutions than the station.

When you're a satellite, if you want to move ahead of another one, you
need to SLOW to be able to jump from behind to the front.

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