how long does it take to orbit the earth

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The time it takes to orbit the Earth depends on the orbit altitude of the object.

  • For the International Space Station (ISS) and other objects in low Earth orbit (altitudes roughly between 160 and 2,000 kilometers), the orbital period is typically about 90 to 93 minutes to complete one full orbit around the Earth.
  • For Earth itself orbiting the Sun, one complete orbit takes about 365.25 days (one year), but this is the orbit of Earth around the Sun, not around the Earth.

Thus, if the question is about how long it takes for a satellite or object close to Earth in low orbit to orbit the planet, the answer is approximately 1.5 hours or about 90 minutes per orbit around the Earth.