How fast do satellites orbit the earth?

On earth, it's not so easy because satellites have to get up above the atmosphere and into the vacuum of space to orbit for any length of time. 200 miles (320 km) up is about the minimum to avoid atmospheric interference. read more

Since the satellite follows the earth, and takes 24 hours to complete it's orbit around the earth, geostationary orbits are also called geosynchronous.surface of the earth. Fewer satellites are required to create coverage for the entire earth, as these satellites are higher and have a larger footprint. read more

As the Earth spins on its axis once a day too, these satellites appear fixed in place from our (spinning) Earth-bound perspective. Go even further from the Earth and orbits take even longer. The moon is a natural satellite 384,000km from Earth and takes just over 27 days to complete a single orbit. read more