Skip to main content

What is the Period of a Satellite at 90km Above the Moon's Surface?

Thread starter cougar_21
Start date Nov 16, 2004
Tags

Period Satellite

Join the discussion

Ask a follow-up here, or get your own question answered by working scientists, mathematicians and engineers — people, not an autocomplete.

Real named experts · corrections over time · the nuance an AI answer skips

3 replies · 6K views

cougar_21

Thread starter
Nov 16, 2004

#1

What is the period of a satellite circling the Moon at a height of 90km above the Moon's surface?

Can someone get me started please?

Physics news on Phys.org

Sirus

Nov 16, 2004

#2

This should help you: https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=51690&highlight=orbital+period

Instead of the sun, you have the moon.

cougar_21

Nov 16, 2004

#3

wow thanx, i missed that thread XD

cougar_21

Nov 16, 2004

#4

i had most of it but was forgetting to add the R of the moon to the distance of the sat above the moon >.<.

Top