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What gives satellite a tangential velocity?
What gives satellites their tangential velocity?
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phyiscsormath said:
I guess the short answer is "that's rocket science"!
Basically the satellite is launched vertically to get through the lower part of the atmosphere, but then accelerates horizontally to achieve the necessary tangential velocity.
There's a good explanation here, for example:
https://www.scienceabc.com/nature/u...into-orbit-and-kept-up-there-for-so-long.html
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Thank you!PeroK said:
I guess the short answer is "that's rocket science"!
Basically the satellite is launched vertically to get through the lower part of the atmosphere, but then accelerates horizontally to achieve the necessary tangential velocity.
There's a good explanation here, for example:
https://www.scienceabc.com/nature/u...into-orbit-and-kept-up-there-for-so-long.html