[nordsieck]

> Are they as high up that it could start orbiting?

1. No

2. Orbit is more about speed than height. You have to get high enough that the atmosphere doesn't aggressively degrade your velocity, but the key is to hit ~8km/s, although that number changes depending on your altitude.

edit: 30km/s -> 8km/s

[zamadatix]

30 km/s is ~the speed at which Earth orbits the Sun. For orbiting Earth you just need a mere <8 km/s.

[nordsieck]

Thanks for the correction.