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by mkl 813 days ago
For near-circular orbits like this, speed controls altitude [0] [1]. 600,000km/hr is way faster than Earth escape velocity, so anything that fast won't be orbiting Earth.

[0] https://science.howstuffworks.com/satellite6.htm

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbital_speed#Tangential_veloc...