What is perigee of the orbit?

Q: spacecraft in orbit has the following orbital elements: Semi-major Axis = 10,000 km Eccentricity =…

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Q: What would happen to an orbiting planet if all of sudden it comes to standstill?

A: While a satellite orbits around a planet, there exists an equilibrium balance between the…

Q: lorge satellite of Pluto, has a circular orbital radius of 2.0 x 10* kn and an or bital period of…

A: Given : Radius of Charon  r1=2×104 Km Period of Charon T1=1.5×102 hours Radius of small satellite…

Q: describe a geosynchronous satellite.

A: Geosynchronous means that matches the earth's  orbit.

Q: A satellite orbits a planeet of mass M with orbital speed V. What would be the orbital speeeed of…

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Q: An asteroid orbiting the sun has a semi major axis of 3.0 AU. What is the period of its orbit in…

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Q: What is parking orbit?

A: An orbit of a spacecraft from which the spacecraft or another vehicle may be launched on a new…

Q: How does the earth orbit the sun without losing energy?

A: The earth orbits around the sun without losing energy as the total energy of an orbiting systems is…

Q: A comet has an orbit about the Sun whose semi-major axis is 17 AU.  What is the period of its orbit?

A: The period (T) in years can be calculated using the relation given by Kepler's law. As semi major…

Q: Suppose a planet lies at a distance of 3 AU from its star when it is at perihelion. Suppose also…

A: In this problem, to calculate orbital speed(v2) at aphelion , we will use the concept of angular…

Q: A comet has an orbit about the Sun whose semi-major axis is 21 AU.  What is the period of its orbit?

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Q: what are Geostationaty Satellites? Callculate the distance of a Satellite, which in rediding diredsy…

A: Satellite: It's an object or scientific instrument that is orbiting around sun, earth & other…

Q: Assume the orbit to be circular and 330 km above the surface of the Moon, where the acceleration due…

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Q: What is geostationary satellite?Give two functions of such a satellite.

A: Geostationary satellite is a satellite which revolves around the earth. It completes one revolution…

Q: In an elliptical orbit, the furthest point of the planet from the Sun is called “aphelion”, the…

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Q: The orbit of a certain asteroid around the sun has period 7.85 yand eccentricity 0.250. Find…

A: Given The time period of orbit is T=7.84 y=7.84×31536000 s=2.47×108 s. The eccentricity is e=0.250.…

Q: A comet goes around the sun in an elliptical orbit at its farthest point 320 million miles from the…

A: Given data *The furthest distance between the comet and the sun is r1 = 320 million miles = 320 ×…

Q: During an Apollo lunar landing mission, the commandmodule continued to orbit the Moon at an altitude…

A: Here, T=2πGMr32

Q: (GMEM) orb %3D 4. Show why |when an object is in orbit.

A: To prove orbital velocity, vorb=GMEr

Q: Eros has an elliptical orbit about the Sun, with a perihelion distance of 1.13 AU and aphelion…

A: Given: The perihelion distance is 1.13 AU. The aphelion distance is 1.78 AU.

Q: hat is the orbit radius of a satellite around Earth that has an orbit period of 24 hours?

A: Time period of satellite revolving around Earth is given by T =2πr3GM   -----------(1) where r is…

Q: An artificial satellite is going round the earth, close to its surface. Calculate time taken by it…

A: As the satellite is moving very close to earth's surface, it can be assumed that the radius of orbit…

Q: Calculate the force of gravity on a 1-kg mass at Earth’s surface. The mass of Earth is 6.0 × 1024…

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Q: An artifical satellite is revolving arounsd the Earth at a distance of 620km. Calculate the orbital…

A: The distance of artificial satellite (d),

Q: What is the relationship between Orbit Velocity of Satellite and Escape Velocity?

A: Orbit Velocity = VO Escape Velocity = VE

Q: A comet is observed 1.50 AU from the Sun with a speed of 24.3 km/s. Is this comet in a bound or…

A: Write the gravitational potential energy. Write the formula for kinetic energy. Therefore, the…

Q: the orbital velocity of this planet around the Sun be faster or slower than the orbital velocity of…

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Q: What is difference between open and closed orbits?

A: close orbit : a close orbit is one in which the orbiting body will eventually return to the same…

Q: A satellite placed in a circular orbit at a radius of 1.5 earth radii (z ~ 3,185 km) has an orbital…

A: Given that: Radius of orbit: r=1.5Re=1.5×6370×106 mSatellite must be atleast 15° above horizontal to…

Q: A comet has an average distance from the sun of 4.6 AU. What is its time in years for it going…

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Q: As friction with our atmosphere causes a satellite to spiral inward, closer to Earth, its orbital…

A: This is a consequence of the law of conservation of angular momentum. The angular momentum is…

Q: For two satellites at distance Rand 7R above the Earth's surface , the ratio of their total energies…

A: Let distance of the two satellite from the center of the Earth are  and r1=2R, r2=8R

Q: Motion in Polar and Cylindrical CoordinatesDeduce from the orbit equation

A: Given :                   r = (1+e)r01+ecosθ

Q: What Is The Minimum Distance Between Two Geostationary Satellites?

A: A geostationary orbit can be achieved solely at an altitude near to 35,786 kilometers i.e. 22,236…