Applied Physics (11th Edition)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780134159386
Author: Dale Ewen, Neill Schurter, Erik Gundersen
Publisher: PEARSON
expand_more
expand_more
format_list_bulleted
Concept explainers
Question
Chapter 11, Problem 3AC
(a)
To determine
Find the communication satellite’s orbiting altitude from the center of the earth and from the surface of the earth.
(b)
To determine
Find the linear speed.
Expert Solution & Answer
Want to see the full answer?
Check out a sample textbook solution
Students have asked these similar questions
A satelite is in geostationary orbit. How much energy is required to move it to a circularorbit where it orbits the Earth once in 8 days? You may express your answer in terms ofthe total energy of the initial geostationary orbit.
It has been suggested that rotating cylinders about 16.5 mi long and 5.56 mi in diameter be placed in space and used as colonies. What angular speed must such a cylinder have so that the centripetal acceleration at its surface equals the free-fall acceleration on Earth?
A 500-kg communications satellite is in a circular geosynchronous orbit and completes one revolution about the earth in 23 h and 56 min at an altitude of 35 800 km above the surface of the earth. Knowing that the radius of the earth is 6370 km, determine the kinetic energy of the satellite.
Chapter 11 Solutions
Applied Physics (11th Edition)
Ch. 11.1 - Compare the gravitational force that (a) the earth...Ch. 11.1 - Find the gravitational force between the sun and...Ch. 11.1 - Find the gravitational force between the sun and...Ch. 11.1 - Find the gravitational force between the sun and...Ch. 11.1 - Find the gravitational force between the sun and...Ch. 11.1 - Explain why the gravitational force between the...Ch. 11.1 - A satellite is orbiting 3.22 105 m above the...Ch. 11.1 - If the satellite in Problem 7 is orbiting at twice...Ch. 11.1 - What is the gravitational force exerted between an...Ch. 11.1 - The Apollo 16 lunar module had a mass of 4240 kg....
Ch. 11.3 - The moon orbits 3.84 108 m from the earth. How...Ch. 11.3 - The moon orbits 3.84 108 m from the earth. How...Ch. 11.3 - Find the orbital velocity for Mercury as it orbits...Ch. 11.3 - Prob. 4PCh. 11.3 - Find the orbital velocity for Saturn as it orbits...Ch. 11.3 - Find the orbital velocity for Uranus as it orbits...Ch. 11.3 - Find the time Mercury takes to orbit the sun.Ch. 11.3 - Find the time the earth takes to orbit the sun.Ch. 11.3 - Find the time Saturn takes to orbit the sun.Ch. 11.3 - Find the time Uranus takes to orbit the sun.Ch. 11 - What type of force is related to the mass of...Ch. 11 - As the distance increases between two objects, the...Ch. 11 - As the mass of two objects increases, the...Ch. 11 - The mass of a satellite is increased. In order to...Ch. 11 - As the distance increases between a satellite and...Ch. 11 - Explain why the gravitational force that exists...Ch. 11 - What would happen to your weight on earth if the...Ch. 11 - What would happen to your weight on earth if the...Ch. 11 - Explain how a satellite in orbit is in a constant...Ch. 11 - According to Isaac Newton, how is the motion of a...Ch. 11 - Most planets actually have slightly elliptical...Ch. 11 - Does the mass of a satellite influence the time it...Ch. 11 - Two 0.300-kg apples are 25.0 cm apart from one...Ch. 11 - Two 65.0-kg people are standing 1.00 m apart. What...Ch. 11 - Find the weight of a 65.0-kg person on the earth...Ch. 11 - Find the weight of a 65.0-kg person on Jupiter (in...Ch. 11 - Find the weight of a 65.0-kg person on Pluto (in...Ch. 11 - If the moon orbited at one half the present...Ch. 11 - If the moon orbited at twice the present distance...Ch. 11 - If the moon orbited at four times the present...Ch. 11 - Using Newtons law of universal gravitation, find...Ch. 11 - If an 85.0-kg astronaut in a space shuttle orbits...Ch. 11 - The gravitational differences between the earth...Ch. 11 - (a) How far from the center of the earth must a...Ch. 11 - Prob. 3ACCh. 11 - Flight engineers for the Apollo Lunar Orbiter...Ch. 11 - (a) What is the gravitational force on a 65.7-kg...
Knowledge Booster
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, physics and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.Similar questions
- A satellite is in elliptical orbit with a period of 8.00 * 10^4 s about a planet of mass 7.00 * 1024 kg. At aphelion, at radius 4.5 * 10^7 m, the satellite’s angular speed is 7.158 * 10-5 rad/s.What is its angular speed at perihelion?arrow_forwardIt has been suggested that rotating cylinders about 17.5 mi long and 6.12 mi in diameter be placed in space and used as colonies. What angular speed must such a cylinder have so that the centripetal acceleration at its surface equals the free-fall acceleration on Earth? find rad/sarrow_forwardYOU WISH TO PUT A 1000-KG SATELLITE INTO A CIRCULAR ORBIT 300 KM ABOVE THE EARTH'S SURFACE. WHAT SPEED, PERIOD AND RADIAL ACCELERATION WILL IT HAVE?arrow_forward
- A planet orbits a star, in a year of length 3.51 x 107 s, in a nearly circular orbit of radius 3.92 x 1011 m. With respect to the star, determine (a) the angular speed of the planet, (b) the tangential speed of the planet, and (c) the magnitude of the planet's centripetal acceleration.arrow_forwardIf the kinetic energy of a satellite revolving around the Earth in any orbit is doubled,what will happen to it?arrow_forwardA 639-kg satellite is in a circular orbit about Earth at a height ℎ=1.09e7h=1.09e7 m above the Earth's surface. Find (a) the gravitational force acting on the satellite, (b) the satellite's speed (magnitude of its velocity, notnot its angular velocity), and (c) the period of its revolution. Caution: The radius of the satellite's orbit is not just its height above the Earth's surface. It also includes the radius of the Earth. The mass of the Earth is 5.98×10245.98×1024 kg, and the radius of the Earth is 6.38×1066.38×106 m.arrow_forward
- A bicyclist is riding at a tangential speed of 13.2 m/s around a circular track. The magnitude of the centripetal force is 377 N, and the combined mass of the bicycle and rider is 86.5 kg. What is the track’s radius?arrow_forwardA tetherball swings in a horizontal circle. If the radius of the swing is increased 9 times but the tangential speed remains the same, by what factor does the centripetal force change?arrow_forwardIt has been suggested that rotating cylinders about 17.0 mi long and 4.55 mi in diameter be placed in space and used as colonies. What angular speed must such a cylinder have so that the centripetal acceleration at its surface equals the free-fall acceleration on Earth? answer in rad/sarrow_forward
- A satellite orbiting 42,164 km from the center of the Earth will revolve around the Earth at the same rate the Earth rotates, always staying above the same point on the ground if above the equator. Such a satellite is called “geosynchronous”. Q. If a satellite is moved to twice the distance from the center of the Earth, by what factor must its speed be changed to remain in a circular orbit?arrow_forwardConsider an asteroid with a radius of 17 km and a mass of 3.8×1015 kg. Assume the asteroid is roughly spherical. What is the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the asteroid? Suppose the asteroid spins about an axis through its center, like the Earth, with a rotational period T .What is the smallest value T can have before loose rocks on the asteroid's equator begin to fly off the surface? (Answer: T = # h)arrow_forward
arrow_back_ios
arrow_forward_ios
Recommended textbooks for you
University Physics Volume 1PhysicsISBN:9781938168277Author:William Moebs, Samuel J. Ling, Jeff SannyPublisher:OpenStax - Rice University
University Physics Volume 1
Physics
ISBN:9781938168277
Author:William Moebs, Samuel J. Ling, Jeff Sanny
Publisher:OpenStax - Rice University