Quiz 3a_ Orbital Mechanics - Fall 2022 Section Group 1P8

.pdf

School

Purdue University, Fort Wayne *

*We aren’t endorsed by this school

Course

595

Subject

Physics

Date

Feb 20, 2024

Type

pdf

Pages

5

Uploaded by chris7911

Report
9/5/22, 11:36 AM Quiz 3a: Orbital Mechanics - Fall 2022 Section Group 1P8 https://canvas.unm.edu/courses/19370/quizzes/144738 1/5 Quiz 3a Due Sep 11 at 11:59pm Points 5 Questions 5 Time Limit 60 Minutes Instructions Attempt History Attempt Time Score LATEST Attempt 1 59 minutes 3.67 out of 5 Score for this quiz: 3.67 out of 5 Submitted Sep 5 at 11:31am This attempt took 59 minutes. Quiz 3a 1 / 1 pts Question 1 An earth-orbiting satellite is observed to pass over the equator moving north, directly over a point on the equator at longitude 110 W. One orbit later the same satellite is observed passing northbound over a point on the equator at longitude 110 E. What is the semimajor axis of this satellite's orbit? o o 22,505 km Correct! Correct! 95.81 km 3058 km 33,125 km
9/5/22, 11:36 AM Quiz 3a: Orbital Mechanics - Fall 2022 Section Group 1P8 https://canvas.unm.edu/courses/19370/quizzes/144738 2/5 Hopefully, you noticed that two of the possible answers could be ruled out immediately due to the fact that they are less than the radius of the Earth. 1 / 1 pts Question 2 An earth-orbiting satellite is observed to pass over the equator moving north, directly over a point on the equator at longitude 119 W. One orbit later the same satellite is observed passing northbound over a point on the equator at longitude 40 E. What is the semimajor axis of this satellite's orbit? Give your answer in km with three digits to the right of the decimal place. o o 28,641.607 Correct! Correct! 28,641.60726 margin of error +/- 0.1 orrect Answer orrect Answer 0 / 1 pts Question 3 An earth-orbiting satellite is observed to pass over the equator moving north, directly over a point on the equator at longitude 61 E . One orbit later the same satellite is observed passing northbound over a point on the equator at longitude 78 W . What is the semimajor axis of this satellite's orbit? Give your answer in km with three digits to the right of the decimal place. o o 24,907.21 ou Answered ou Answered 22,398.03302 margin of error +/- 0.1 orrect Answer orrect Answer
9/5/22, 11:36 AM Quiz 3a: Orbital Mechanics - Fall 2022 Section Group 1P8 https://canvas.unm.edu/courses/19370/quizzes/144738 3/5 0.67 / 1 pts Question 4 Which of the following statements are true about the groundtrack shown below. The satellite is in a low-earth orbit. Correct! Correct! The orbit is nearly circular. Correct! Correct! The inclination is approximately 30 . Correct! Correct! ο The orbit is geostationary. The orbit is equatorial. The orbit is highly elliptical. The orbit is polar.
Your preview ends here
Eager to read complete document? Join bartleby learn and gain access to the full version
  • Access to all documents
  • Unlimited textbook solutions
  • 24/7 expert homework help