Hi Alice,

I see, that's where I was incorrect. So, was Russell correct, the total
energy for a lower orbit is higher than for a higher altitude one? If so,
don't you need more fuel to get to a higher orbit? Where does the extra
energy go, just into the kinetic energy of the ejected gas?

Thanks,

Sean


On Tue, 27 Mar 2001, Alice Campbell wrote:
> Well, you can brake to GET to a lower orbit, but you wont BE
> in the lower orbit without speeding up again.  Otherwise you
> re-enter.

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