Mercury

Mercury

The first planet in our neighborhood. Mercury is the smallest and fastest of the planets in the solar system. From Earth you may be able to see this planet in the early morning or evening. With temperatures varying from very hot to very cold, this planet is not one that you would want to be on for very long.

• Radius: 1219.85 km
• Gravity Parameter: 5,510 Gm
• Atmosphere: No
• Sidreal Day: 29d, 7h, 45m, 15s
  • Synchronous Orbit: 95,179.55 km
  • Semi-Synchronous Orbit (Half): 59,507.97 km
  • 1/4-Synchronous Orbit: 37,036.28 km
• Altitude Low / High Space: 300,000 km

Orbit Information

• Semi-major Axis: 28,954,487 km
• Apoapsis: 34,908,072 km
• Periapsis: 23,000,902 km
• Eccentricity: 0.2056
• Inclination: 28.60

Distance from Earth

• Minimum: 38,636 Mm
• Maximum: 110,858 Mm
• RemoteTech Antenna: KR-7