How high do geostationary satellites orbit?
35,786 kmAbout 22,240 miles · Planet-sized
35,786 km, where an orbit takes exactly one day.
A red kangaroo would need about 4,500,000 hops (8 m each) to cover it.
📡35,786 km
🥾the Appalachian Trail
To scale: geostationary orbit is about 10× bigger than the Appalachian Trail.
Things about the same size
- How wide is Earth?12,742 km
- How wide is the Pacific Ocean at its widest?19,800 km
- How high do GPS satellites orbit?20,200 km
- How long is the Great Wall of China, all branches included?21,196 km
- How far is it around Earth at the equator?40,075 km
- How wide is Neptune?49,244 km
- How wide is Uranus?50,724 km
- How long is the Mid-Ocean Ridge?65,000 km
Many real things vary in size, so we use a typical or official figure. Spotted a mistake? Email hello@guessroo.com.