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Orbital spaceflight
An orbital spaceflight (or orbital flight) is a spaceflight where the spacecraft enters into orbit, usually meaning low Earth orbit. To do this, it must have an altitude higher than 100Â km (which is the conventional boundary of space), and have a horizontal speed higher than orbital speed, which is usually about 7-8Â km/s depending on the altitude.
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