Orbiting at a fairly typical 370 kilometers, the international space station is an example of what?
high orbit satellite
alteration satellite
flagella satellite
manmade satellite
We commonly talk about satellites orbiting Earth. But what does that really mean? When a satellite, space shuttle, or some other object is orbiting a planet, it maintains a circular orbit around the planet a constant distance off the surface. Manmade satellites typically orbit between 200 and 400 miles. For example, the International Space Station (ISS) orbits at 370 km, or 230 miles.