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A satellite is launched into orbit 200 kilometers above Earth. The orbital velocity of a satellite is given by the formula v=GmEr. vis velocity in meters per second, Gis a given constant, mEis the mass of Earth, and ris the radius of the satellite’s orbit in meters.

a. The radius of Earth is 6,380,000 meters. What is the radius of the satellite’s orbit in meters?

b. The mass of Earth is 5.97×1024 kilograms, and the constant Gis 6.67×10−11 Nm2kg2 where Nis in Newtons. Use the formula to find the orbital velocity of the satellite in meters per second.

Short Answer

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a. The radius of the satellite’s orbit is 6,580,000 meters.

b. The orbital velocity of the satellite’s is 0.78×104 â¶Ä‰â¶Ä‰m/s.

Step by step solution

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Part a  Step 1. Explain the term ‘orbit’.

A fix repeating path that one object takes around other object (in this case artificial satellite around earth) is called orbit.

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Part a  Step 2. Calculate the radius of the satellite’s orbit.

The satellite is lauched into orbit 200 km above Earth.

Note: 1 km=2000 meters.

Therefore,

200​â¶Ä‹â¶Ä‰â¶Ä‰k³¾=200×1000=200000 â¶Ä‰â¶Ä‰meters

The radius of the earth is 6380000 meters.

Therefore radius of the satellite orbit(r)is the total distance from the center of the earth to the orbit. That is,

r=200000+6380000=6580000 â¶Ä³¾±ð³Ù±ð°ù²õ

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Part a  Step 3. State the conclusion.

Hence, the radius of the satellite’s orbit is 6,580,000 meters.

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Part b  Step 1. Explain the term ‘orbital velocity’.

The velocity needed for the artificial satellite to achieve orbit around the earth is called as orbital velocity.

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Part b  Step 2. Calculate the orbital velocity.

The orbital velocity of a satellite is given by the formula.

Where vis velocity in meters per second, Gis a given constant, is the mass of Earth, and ris the radius of the satellite’s orbit in meters.

The mass of the earth( mE) is5.97×1024 kilograms.

The value of Gis 6.67×10−11 â¶Ä‰Nm2kg2.

From part (a)the radius of the satellite’s orbit(r) is 6,580,000 meters.

Substitute these values in the formula v=GmErand calculate the orbital velocity.

v=GmEr=6.67×10−11×5.97×10246580000=(6.67×5.97)×10−11×102465.8×105=39.82×10−11+2465.8×105=39.82×101365.8×105=39.8265.8×1013105=39.8265.8×1013−5=39.8265.8×108=39.8265.8×(104)2 â¶Ä‰â¶Ä‰â€‰â¶Ä‰â¶Ä‰â€‰â¶Ä‰â¶Ä‰â€‰â¶Ä‰â¶Ä‰â€‰â¶Ä‰â¶Ä‰â€‰â¶Ä‰â¶Ä‰â€‰â¶Ä‰[108=1042]=0.78×104 â¶Ä‰â¶Ä‰m/s

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Part b Step 3. State the conclusion.

Hence, the orbital velocity of the satellite’s is 0.78×104 â¶Ä‰â¶Ä‰m/s.

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