Calculate the height of a satellite from the surface of the Earth so that its radial acceleration will be half the value of g at the surface of the Earth. Also calculate the velocity and the time period of the satellite.

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Q: NASA is expected to send a 2600-kg satellite 450 km above the earth’s surface. (a) What is its…

A: mass of satellite (m) = 2600 kg altitude of satellite above the surface of earth (h) = 450 km

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Q: L. St In B Scientists want to place a 4100 kg satellite in orbit around Mars. They plan to have the…

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Q: What would be the minimum Earth-Moon distance at which the center-of-mass of the Earth-Moon system…

A: Mass of earth (M) = 6×1024 kg Mass of moon (m) = 7.35×1022 kg Radius of earth (R) = 6400 km =…

Q: A satellite is in a circular earth orbit of altitude 400 km. Determine the new perigee and altitudes…

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Q: Would it require less speed to launch a satellite (a) toward the east or (b) toward the west?…

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Q: An asteroid of mass m is in a circular orbit of radius raround the Sun with a speed v. It has an…

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Q: An astronaut orbiting the Earth is preparing to dock with a Westar VI satellite. The satellite is in…

A: (a) The satellite is in free fall. Its acceleration is due to gravity and is by effect a centripetal…

Q: The rocket is at height of 150 km above the Earth. Thus, the distance r in which is measured from…

A: Given that:- Height of rocket from earth surface=150km

Q: A satellite of earth has a speed of 5900 m/s. Find: a) the radius of the orbit b) the period of…

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Q: For a satellite to orbit Earth at a constant distance, its centrifugal acceleration must be equal…

A: # FBD of satellite                                            mg = force due to gravity   g = 6.2…

Q: A particular satellite was placed in a circular orbit about 138 mi above Earth. (a) Determine the…

A: a) The expression used to find orbital speed of satellite is mv2r=GMmr2v=GMr=GMrE+r Substitute…

Q: A particular satellite was placed in a circular orbit about 228 mi above Earth. (a) Determine the…

A: Given: Radius of orbit of satellite above earth surface = 228 mi. = 366.93 km.

Q: h is not physically contacting the Earth in any way. What, then, produces the centripetal force that…

A: Newton's First Law of Motion states that an object moving at a consistent rate will continue to move…

Q: Planet Roton, with a mass of 9.00 x 1024 kg and a radius of 3600 km, gravitationally attracts a…

A: Given that the value of mass of the planet rotton and also given the radius. Then We have to…

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Q: Determine the distance from the Earth's center to a point outside the Earth where the gravitational…

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Q: On a certain planet, which is perfectly spherically the free- fall acceleration has magnitude ga…

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Q: A particular satellite was placed in a circular orbit about 678 mi above Earth. (a) Determine the…

A: It is given that,  h=678 mi=(678×1609) m=1.091×106 m Radius of satellite's orbit is,…

Q: What is the speed of satellite in a circular orbit just above the surface of the earth, if the…

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Q: .) If the aliens promptly left the surface of the Earth and entered orbit (at a radius of 6800 km…

A: (given)                   Radius of Earth = 6800 km = 68×105 m                     Mass of Earth…

Q: is preparing to dock The satellite is in a circular orbit 800 km above the Earth's surface, where…

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Q: Show that the spced of a satellite in orbit close to the Earth is given by (gR)} where gis the…

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Q: If the satellite actually experienced a force of 2500 N, how far would it be from the center of…

A: The satellite experience gravitational force due to the earth.

Q: Satellites that orbit at an altitude of 438 mil above the surface of earth are called…

A: The equation for the period of revolution of satellite is given by,

Q: NASA is expected to send a 2600-kg satellite 450 km above the earth’s surface. (a) What is its…

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Q: An astronaut orbiting the earth is preparing to dock with a Westar VI Satellite. The satellite is in…

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Q: An asteroid in orbit about the sun has a linear speed of 4km/s when at a distance of closest…

A: mv1r1=mv2r2      v2=v1r1r2

Q: Can a satellite maintain an orbit in the plane of the Artic Circle? Why or why not?

A: Any object in circular motion stays in orbit due to centripetal acceleration directing radially…

Q: Assume that the planet mars moves around the sun in a circular orbit with speed v = 24 km/s. If the…

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Q: What is the kinetic energy of a satellite of mass m that orbits the Earth, of mass M, in a circular…

A: For circular motion of satellite  the centripetal force must be balance by gravitational force. so…

Q: An astronaut orbiting the Earth is preparing to dock with a Westar VI satellite. The satellite is in…

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Q: If a satellite is in circular orbit above the Earth is continously falling why does it not quickly…

A: When a satellite does not fall quickly, there will be two forces working on it. One is gravity force…

Q: The radius of Jupiter is 11 times that of earth, and the free-fall acceleration near its surface is…

A: In low orbit, the speed of a satellite is given as, v=gr

Q: An object on a certain planet has an escape speed of V. If another planet has twice the radius and…

A: The escape velocity of the planet can be expressed as V=2GMr

Q: Consider a satellite of mass m moving in a circular orbit around the Earth at a constant speed v and…

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Q: ou wish to put a 1000.0 kg satellite into a circular orbit above the earth's surface with a period…

A: Given data: Mass of satellite, m=1000 kg Time period, T=300 min=300×60 s=18×103 s Mass of Earth,…