How Do I Calculate the Mass of a Planet Using a Simulation?

[Levi Woods]

I'm having trouble with this simulation I was given by my teacher, any help with how I should go about this?https://www.thephysicsaviary.com/Physics/APPrograms/MassOfPlanet/index.html

 

[BvU]

Not how PF works. Show some effort.
By the way: what is your problem/question, specifically ?
Been there, done it, no problems encountered but that doesn't help you.

 

[coquelicot]

The speed of the satellite can be deduced easily from the time (given by the timer) the satellite performs a complete orbit around the planet, and the altitude+radius of the planet = total radius of the orbit.

See Wikipedia regarding the relation between the mass of a planet and the speed of an object orbiting around the planet, and since you have the speed, deduce the mass of the planet from that.

 

[BvU]

https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/guidelines-for-students-and-helpers.686781/

 

[DrClaude]

This has got to be posted in a homework forum, with the template properly filled out.

Thread closed.