How does an increase in orbital radius affect the average orbital speed?

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Amaris Garner

6 February, 19:24

How does an increase in orbital radius affect the average orbital speed?

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The orbital speed of a body is the speed at which it does orbit in a system usually in a massive body. The orbital speed can be computed from the distance in to the body's central and specific orbital energy. The kinetic energy then is the total energy deducted by the potential energy.