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Bjarne
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Let’s assume a satellites orbit a area with resistance against motion, for example 1E-10m^2
If that motion would be straight an object would deceleration, but a satellite would instead (in its accelerating period) continue to accelerate, also even it had such speed lost.
On the one had the satellite would lose 1E-10m^2 per second.
But on the other hand it would also (in its accelerating period) gain more speed because now it is falling faster to the Earth.
To calculate the loss of speed should be easy = ( t * 1E-10m^2)
But how can I calculate how much speed the satellite gain due to now it also will fall a bit faster to the earth?
(Let say the satellite orbit at a radius (from the center of the earth) = 35000 km.)
(This is not home work)
If that motion would be straight an object would deceleration, but a satellite would instead (in its accelerating period) continue to accelerate, also even it had such speed lost.
On the one had the satellite would lose 1E-10m^2 per second.
But on the other hand it would also (in its accelerating period) gain more speed because now it is falling faster to the Earth.
To calculate the loss of speed should be easy = ( t * 1E-10m^2)
But how can I calculate how much speed the satellite gain due to now it also will fall a bit faster to the earth?
(Let say the satellite orbit at a radius (from the center of the earth) = 35000 km.)
(This is not home work)