NASA launches a satellite into orbit at a height above the surface of the Earth equal to the Earth's mean radius. The mass of the satellite is 510 kg. (Assume the Earth's mass is 5.97 x 1024 kg and its radius is 6.38 x 106 m.) (a) How long does it take the satellite to go around the Earth once? (b) What is the orbital speed of the satellite? m/s (c) How much gravitational force does the satellite experience? N

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NASA launches a satellite into orbit at a height above the surface of the Earth equal to the Earth's mean radius. The mass of the satellite is 510 kg. (Assume the Earth's mass is 5.97 x 1024 kg and its radius is 6.38 x 106 m.)
(a) How long does it take the satellite to go around the Earth once?
(b) What is the orbital speed of the satellite?
m/s
(c) How much gravitational force does the satellite experience?
N
Transcribed Image Text:NASA launches a satellite into orbit at a height above the surface of the Earth equal to the Earth's mean radius. The mass of the satellite is 510 kg. (Assume the Earth's mass is 5.97 x 1024 kg and its radius is 6.38 x 106 m.) (a) How long does it take the satellite to go around the Earth once? (b) What is the orbital speed of the satellite? m/s (c) How much gravitational force does the satellite experience? N
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