wilmerena Messages 11 Reaction score 0 Thread starter Jul 22, 2004 #1 Does anyone know the formula to find launch speed?
arildno Science Advisor Homework Helper Gold Member Dearly Missed Messages 10,165 Reaction score 138 Jul 22, 2004 #2 Launch in order to do accomplish what?
wilmerena Messages 11 Reaction score 0 Jul 22, 2004 #3 im sorry i think i got it. its of a projectile that rises vertically above the Earth to an altitude equal to one Earth radius is it: square root of: (Universal gravitational constant of earth) x (mass of earth) all divided by Radius of earth?
im sorry i think i got it. its of a projectile that rises vertically above the Earth to an altitude equal to one Earth radius is it: square root of: (Universal gravitational constant of earth) x (mass of earth) all divided by Radius of earth?
faust9 Messages 690 Reaction score 2 Jul 22, 2004 #4 [tex] v_{orbit}=\sqrt{\frac{Gm}{r}}[/tex] Where G is universal gravitational constant, m is mass of orbiting body, and r is radius between bodies.
[tex] v_{orbit}=\sqrt{\frac{Gm}{r}}[/tex] Where G is universal gravitational constant, m is mass of orbiting body, and r is radius between bodies.