Kepler's Second Law, the Law of Areas states: The line joining the planet to the sun sweeps over equal areas over equal time intervals. When a satellite orbits, the line joining it to the Earth, the line joining it to the Earth sweeps over equal areas in equal periods of time. If areas 1, 2, and 3 are equal, times 1, 2, and 3 are also equal. Therefore, the speed of the satellite changes depending on its distance from the center of the Earth.