The Neo-Babylonian Empire was a period of Mesopotamian history which began in 626 BC and ended in 539 BC. During the preceding three centuries, Babylonia had been ruled by their fellow Akkadian speakers and northern neighbours, Assyria.
In order for a satellite to successfully orbit the Earth, it must travel a horizontal distance of 8000 meters before falling a vertical distance of 5 meters. A horizontally launched projectile falls a vertical distance of 5 meters in its first second of motion.
Rating Newest Oldest. Best Answer: Low earth orbit, like for the space shuttle or the space station, is about 220 miles up. But there are satellites on higher orbit, like the ones that are geosynchronous. Those are 22500 miles above. The lowest range would be a little over a 100 miles.