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If we look at circular low Earth orbits only:

 height  speed     period
   km     m/s   hours:min:sec
  200   7789.1    1:28:21
  300   7730.5    1:30:22
  400   7673.2    1:32:24
  500   7617.2    1:34:28
  600   7562.3    1:36:32
  700   7508.7    1:38:37
  800   7456.1    1:40:43
  900   7404.7    1:42:50
 1000   7354.3    1:44:21

The lowest orbit has the fastest speed. But below 400 km orbits decay very fast, 300 km within 6 month, 200 km in about a day.

Now we look at elliptical orbits:

   min   at min    max   at max
 height  speed   height  speed      period
   km     m/s       km     m/s   hours:min:sec
  400   7701.3     500   7589.2    1:33:26
  400   7728.9     600   7507.1    1:34:28
  400   7755.9     700   7426.9    1:35:30
  400   7782.5     800   7348.4    1:36:32
  400   7834.3    1000   7196.6    1:38:37
  400   9127.0   10000   3774.9    3:26:26
  400  10521.9  100000    669.8   37:11:36
  400  10677.8  200000    350.3   96:10:06
  400  10762.3  400000    179.3  259:31:25

So a very elliptical orbit has the fastest speed, but only when close to Earth at minimal height. But the period gets much longer and the average speed is lower.The last line is an elliptical orbit to the moon and back. This speed record is held by the Apollo missions. (For simplicity, the orbit was calculated without the influence of the Moon.)

All orbits were calculated using this webpage by Bernd Leitenberger. It is only available in German.

If we look at circular low Earth orbits only:

 height  speed     period
   km     m/s   hours:min:sec
  200   7789.1    1:28:21
  300   7730.5    1:30:22
  400   7673.2    1:32:24
  500   7617.2    1:34:28
  600   7562.3    1:36:32
  700   7508.7    1:38:37
  800   7456.1    1:40:43
  900   7404.7    1:42:50
 1000   7354.3    1:44:21

The lowest orbit has the fastest speed. But below 400 km orbits decay very fast, 300 km within 6 month, 200 km in about a day.

Now we look at elliptical orbits:

   min   at min    max   at max
 height  speed   height  speed      period
   km     m/s       km     m/s   hours:min:sec
  400   7701.3     500   7589.2    1:33:26
  400   7728.9     600   7507.1    1:34:28
  400   7755.9     700   7426.9    1:35:30
  400   7782.5     800   7348.4    1:36:32
  400   7834.3    1000   7196.6    1:38:37
  400   9127.0   10000   3774.9    3:26:26
  400  10521.9  100000    669.8   37:11:36
  400  10677.8  200000    350.3   96:10:06
  400  10762.3  400000    179.3  259:31:25

So a very elliptical orbit has the fastest speed, but only when close to Earth at minimal height. But the period gets much longer and the average speed is lower.The last line is an elliptical orbit to the moon and back. This speed record is held by the Apollo missions. (For simplicity, the orbit was calculated without the influence of the Moon.)

All orbits were calculated this webpage only available in German.

If we look at circular low Earth orbits only:

 height  speed     period
   km     m/s   hours:min:sec
  200   7789.1    1:28:21
  300   7730.5    1:30:22
  400   7673.2    1:32:24
  500   7617.2    1:34:28
  600   7562.3    1:36:32
  700   7508.7    1:38:37
  800   7456.1    1:40:43
  900   7404.7    1:42:50
 1000   7354.3    1:44:21

The lowest orbit has the fastest speed. But below 400 km orbits decay very fast, 300 km within 6 month, 200 km in about a day.

Now we look at elliptical orbits:

   min   at min    max   at max
 height  speed   height  speed      period
   km     m/s       km     m/s   hours:min:sec
  400   7701.3     500   7589.2    1:33:26
  400   7728.9     600   7507.1    1:34:28
  400   7755.9     700   7426.9    1:35:30
  400   7782.5     800   7348.4    1:36:32
  400   7834.3    1000   7196.6    1:38:37
  400   9127.0   10000   3774.9    3:26:26
  400  10521.9  100000    669.8   37:11:36
  400  10677.8  200000    350.3   96:10:06
  400  10762.3  400000    179.3  259:31:25

So a very elliptical orbit has the fastest speed, but only when close to Earth at minimal height. But the period gets much longer and the average speed is lower.The last line is an elliptical orbit to the moon and back. This speed record is held by the Apollo missions. (For simplicity, the orbit was calculated without the influence of the Moon.)

All orbits were calculated using this webpage by Bernd Leitenberger. It is only available in German.

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If we look at circular low Earth orbits only:

 height  speed     period
   km     m/s   hours:min:sec
  200   7789.1    1:28:21
  300   7730.5    1:30:22
  400   7673.2    1:32:24
  500   7617.2    1:34:28
  600   7562.3    1:36:32
  700   7508.7    1:38:37
  800   7456.1    1:40:43
  900   7404.7    1:42:50
 1000   7354.3    1:44:21

The lowest orbit has the fastest speed. But below 400 km orbits decay very fast, 300 km within 6 month, 200 km in about a day.

Now we look at elliptical orbits:

   min   at min    max   at max
 height  speed   height  speed      period
   km     m/s       km     m/s   hours:min:sec
  400   7701.3     500   7589.2    1:33:26
  400   7728.9     600   7507.1    1:34:28
  400   7755.9     700   7426.9    1:35:30
  400   7782.5     800   7348.4    1:36:32
  400   7834.3    1000   7196.6    1:38:37
  400   9127.0   10000   3774.9    3:26:26
  400  10521.9  100000    669.8   37:11:36
  400  10677.8  200000    350.3   96:10:06
  400  10762.3  400000    179.3  259:31:25

So a very elliptical orbit has the fastest speed, but only when close to Earth at minimal height. But the period gets much longer and the average speed is lower.The last line is an elliptical orbit to the moon and back. This speed record is held by the Apollo missions. (For simplicity, the orbit was calculated without the influence of the Moon.)

All orbits were calculated this webpage only available in German.

If we look at circular low Earth orbits only:

 height  speed     period
   km     m/s   hours:min:sec
  200   7789.1    1:28:21
  300   7730.5    1:30:22
  400   7673.2    1:32:24
  500   7617.2    1:34:28
  600   7562.3    1:36:32
  700   7508.7    1:38:37
  800   7456.1    1:40:43
  900   7404.7    1:42:50
 1000   7354.3    1:44:21

The lowest orbit has the fastest speed. But below 400 km orbits decay very fast, 300 km within 6 month, 200 km in about a day.

Now we look at elliptical orbits:

   min   at min    max   at max
 height  speed   height  speed      period
   km     m/s       km     m/s   hours:min:sec
  400   7701.3     500   7589.2    1:33:26
  400   7728.9     600   7507.1    1:34:28
  400   7755.9     700   7426.9    1:35:30
  400   7782.5     800   7348.4    1:36:32
  400   7834.3    1000   7196.6    1:38:37
  400   9127.0   10000   3774.9    3:26:26
  400  10521.9  100000    669.8   37:11:36
  400  10677.8  200000    350.3   96:10:06
  400  10762.3  400000    179.3  259:31:25

So a very elliptical orbit has the fastest speed, but only when close to Earth at minimal height. But the period gets much longer and the average speed is lower.The last line is an elliptical orbit to the moon and back. This speed record is held by the Apollo missions. (For simplicity, the orbit was calculated without the influence of the Moon.)

If we look at circular low Earth orbits only:

 height  speed     period
   km     m/s   hours:min:sec
  200   7789.1    1:28:21
  300   7730.5    1:30:22
  400   7673.2    1:32:24
  500   7617.2    1:34:28
  600   7562.3    1:36:32
  700   7508.7    1:38:37
  800   7456.1    1:40:43
  900   7404.7    1:42:50
 1000   7354.3    1:44:21

The lowest orbit has the fastest speed. But below 400 km orbits decay very fast, 300 km within 6 month, 200 km in about a day.

Now we look at elliptical orbits:

   min   at min    max   at max
 height  speed   height  speed      period
   km     m/s       km     m/s   hours:min:sec
  400   7701.3     500   7589.2    1:33:26
  400   7728.9     600   7507.1    1:34:28
  400   7755.9     700   7426.9    1:35:30
  400   7782.5     800   7348.4    1:36:32
  400   7834.3    1000   7196.6    1:38:37
  400   9127.0   10000   3774.9    3:26:26
  400  10521.9  100000    669.8   37:11:36
  400  10677.8  200000    350.3   96:10:06
  400  10762.3  400000    179.3  259:31:25

So a very elliptical orbit has the fastest speed, but only when close to Earth at minimal height. But the period gets much longer and the average speed is lower.The last line is an elliptical orbit to the moon and back. This speed record is held by the Apollo missions. (For simplicity, the orbit was calculated without the influence of the Moon.)

All orbits were calculated this webpage only available in German.

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If we look at circular low Earth orbits only:

 height  speed     period
   km     m/s   hours:min:sec
  200   7789.1    1:28:21
  300   7730.5    1:30:22
  400   7673.2    1:32:24
  500   7617.2    1:34:28
  600   7562.3    1:36:32
  700   7508.7    1:38:37
  800   7456.1    1:40:43
  900   7404.7    1:42:50
 1000   7354.3    1:44:21

The lowest orbit has the fastest speed. But lowbelow 400 km orbits decay very fast, 300 km within 6 month, 200 km in about a day.

Now we look at elliptical orbits:

   min   at min    max   at max
 height  speed   height  speed      period
   km     m/s       km     m/s   hours:min:sec
  400   7701.3     500   7589.2    1:33:26
  400   7728.9     600   7507.1    1:34:28
  400   7755.9     700   7426.9    1:35:30
  400   7782.5     800   7348.4    1:36:32
  400   7834.3    1000   7196.6    1:38:37
  400   9127.0   10000   3774.9    3:26:26
  400  10521.9  100000    669.8   37:11:36
  400  10677.8  200000    350.3   96:10:06
  400  10762.3  400000    179.3  259:31:25

So a very elliptical orbit has the fastest speed, but only when close to Earth at minimal height. But the period gets much longer and the average speed is lower.The last line is an elliptical orbit to the moon and back. This speed record is held by the Apollo missions. (For simplicity, the orbit was calculated without the influence of the Moon.)

If we look at circular low Earth orbits only:

 height  speed     period
   km     m/s   hours:min:sec
  200   7789.1    1:28:21
  300   7730.5    1:30:22
  400   7673.2    1:32:24
  500   7617.2    1:34:28
  600   7562.3    1:36:32
  700   7508.7    1:38:37
  800   7456.1    1:40:43
  900   7404.7    1:42:50
 1000   7354.3    1:44:21

The lowest orbit has the fastest speed. But low orbits decay very fast, 300 km within 6 month, 200 km in about a day.

Now we look at elliptical orbits:

   min   at min    max   at max
 height  speed   height  speed      period
   km     m/s       km     m/s   hours:min:sec
  400   7701.3     500   7589.2    1:33:26
  400   7728.9     600   7507.1    1:34:28
  400   7755.9     700   7426.9    1:35:30
  400   7782.5     800   7348.4    1:36:32
  400   7834.3    1000   7196.6    1:38:37
  400   9127.0   10000   3774.9    3:26:26
  400  10521.9  100000    669.8   37:11:36
  400  10677.8  200000    350.3   96:10:06
  400  10762.3  400000    179.3  259:31:25

So a very elliptical orbit has the fastest speed, but only when close to Earth at minimal height. But the period gets much longer and the average speed is lower.The last line is an elliptical orbit to the moon and back. This speed record is held by the Apollo missions. (For simplicity, the orbit was calculated without the influence of the Moon.)

If we look at circular low Earth orbits only:

 height  speed     period
   km     m/s   hours:min:sec
  200   7789.1    1:28:21
  300   7730.5    1:30:22
  400   7673.2    1:32:24
  500   7617.2    1:34:28
  600   7562.3    1:36:32
  700   7508.7    1:38:37
  800   7456.1    1:40:43
  900   7404.7    1:42:50
 1000   7354.3    1:44:21

The lowest orbit has the fastest speed. But below 400 km orbits decay very fast, 300 km within 6 month, 200 km in about a day.

Now we look at elliptical orbits:

   min   at min    max   at max
 height  speed   height  speed      period
   km     m/s       km     m/s   hours:min:sec
  400   7701.3     500   7589.2    1:33:26
  400   7728.9     600   7507.1    1:34:28
  400   7755.9     700   7426.9    1:35:30
  400   7782.5     800   7348.4    1:36:32
  400   7834.3    1000   7196.6    1:38:37
  400   9127.0   10000   3774.9    3:26:26
  400  10521.9  100000    669.8   37:11:36
  400  10677.8  200000    350.3   96:10:06
  400  10762.3  400000    179.3  259:31:25

So a very elliptical orbit has the fastest speed, but only when close to Earth at minimal height. But the period gets much longer and the average speed is lower.The last line is an elliptical orbit to the moon and back. This speed record is held by the Apollo missions. (For simplicity, the orbit was calculated without the influence of the Moon.)

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