Is it possible to determine the percentage of the gravitational force at a specified distance using only the geometry of the planet?

Example: The ISS at ~420km altitude “weighs” about 90% of what it would on the Earth’s surface.

Is there an equation using only geometrical values that would give you this info?

  • @GardenVarietyAnxietyOP
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    110 months ago

    This was helpful… I appreciate you taking the time to write it all out~