View of Olympic Stadium of Rome from Satellite

[marcomedina]

View of Olympic Stadium of Rome from Satellite:

http://www.satelliteview.org/view.php?site=Olympic%20Stadium%20of%20Rome

www.satelliteview.org

[amberiya]

What's the effect on potential and kinetic energy of an artificial satellite due to air friction? As the satellite goes through the thin air at high altitudes loses mechanical energy, but does this result in an acceleration due to a smaller orbit or does this result in a deceleration?