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sweetpete28
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Satellite of mass 457 kg orbits at 8.44 x 10^6 m above earth.
What is weight of 62.3kg man in satellite?
Acceleration due to gravity created by Earth at distance of satellite = GMe / r^2 = 1.82m/s^2 ...this is RIGHT.
So to get weight of astronaut I multiplied 1.82 by 62.3 = 113N...but this is WRONG...can someone please advise why?
What is weight of 62.3kg man in satellite?
Acceleration due to gravity created by Earth at distance of satellite = GMe / r^2 = 1.82m/s^2 ...this is RIGHT.
So to get weight of astronaut I multiplied 1.82 by 62.3 = 113N...but this is WRONG...can someone please advise why?