Satellites Are Falling… Here’s Why They Don’t Crash

Added: 2026-05-16

[00:00:00]Guess how many [music] miles a satellite travels? On average, 27,000 kilometers an [music] hour or 17 miles per hour.

[00:00:07]That sounds wrong, but it's true. A satellite stays in orbit because it's constantly [music] falling toward Earth while moving forward fast enough to keep missing it. As it falls, the Earth curves away beneath it, so it keeps circling [music] instead of crashing.

[00:00:22]That balance between gravity pulling it down and speed carrying [music] it forward is what keeps satellites in space. It's not hovering, it's motion.

[00:00:32]And that simple idea is what [music] makes everything from GPS to global communication possible. If you want to learn more, watch the full [music] video right here on hidden infrastructure of the world.