How high do GPS satellites orbit?
20,200 kmAbout 12,550 miles · Planet-sized
About 20,200 km above Earth.
A red kangaroo would need about 2,500,000 hops (8 m each) to cover it.
🛰️20,200 km
🐠the Great Barrier Reef
To scale: GPS orbit is about 8.8× bigger than the Great Barrier Reef.
Things about the same size
- How far is it from the North Pole to the equator?10,002 km
- How far is Sydney from Los Angeles?12,050 km
- How wide is Venus?12,104 km
- How wide is Earth?12,742 km
- How wide is the Pacific Ocean at its widest?19,800 km
- How long is the Great Wall of China, all branches included?21,196 km
- How high do geostationary satellites orbit?35,786 km
- How far is it around Earth at the equator?40,075 km
Many real things vary in size, so we use a typical or official figure. Spotted a mistake? Email [email protected].