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.
Depends on the Altitude of the Satellite. Most are around 90 minutes. The closer an object is to the Earth, the faster it must circle to balance the gravitational pull of the Earth. The closest satellites (~100+ km) are in in low Earth orbit (LEO); these can circle the Earth in as little as 90-100 minutes. Any lower than this and the atmosphere would quickly slow the object down so that it would fall back to Earth after relatively few orbits.