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lindz.12
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Compare the orbital speeds of satellites that orbit at the following altitudes.
(a) One Earth radius above the surface of the Earth (in km/s)
(b) Two and a half Earth radii above the surface of the Earth.
Here is the equation to be used,
orbital speed is v=(sqrt)(GM/r)
G is the universal gravitational constant
M is the mass of the thing in the middle
r is the distance from the center of the thing in the middle to the center of the thing in orbit.
V=(sqrt) [(6.67E-11)(5.97E24 kg)/ (6378000 m]
...and yet, my answer is incorrect.
(a) One Earth radius above the surface of the Earth (in km/s)
(b) Two and a half Earth radii above the surface of the Earth.
Here is the equation to be used,
orbital speed is v=(sqrt)(GM/r)
G is the universal gravitational constant
M is the mass of the thing in the middle
r is the distance from the center of the thing in the middle to the center of the thing in orbit.
V=(sqrt) [(6.67E-11)(5.97E24 kg)/ (6378000 m]
...and yet, my answer is incorrect.