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The 75,000kgspace shuttle used to fly in a 250kmhigh circular orbit. It needed to reach a610km high circular orbit to service the Hubble Space Telescope. How much energy was required to boost it to the new orbit?

Short Answer

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1.16×1011Jexcess energy is required to move the satellite from250kmto610km.

Step by step solution

01

Given Information

The satellite has mass, m=75000kg.

Initial radius of the circular orbit is 250km=250000m.

New radius of the circular orbit is 610km=610000m.

02

Formula used

Excess Energy, ∆E=GMm2R-GMm2R+r----i.

Here, gravitational constant G=6.67×10-11N·m2/kg2.

Mass of the space shuttle, localid="1648190643516" M=75000kg.

Mass of the earth,m=5.97×1024kg.

Radius of the orbit of space shuttle from earth's centre = Radius of earth + Distance of the space shuttle from earth's surface=6.384×106+250000m.

New Radius of the orbit of space shuttle from earth's centre localid="1648189785883" R+r=Radius of earth +New distance of the space shuttle from earth's surface localid="1648190353993" =6.384×106+610000m.

03

Calculation

Substitute the values in equation ito obtain ∆E.

role="math" localid="1648190453466" ∆E=GMm2R-GMm2R+r∆E=GMm21R-1R+r=6.67×10-11N·m2/kg2×75000kg×5.972×1024kg216.384×106+250000m-16.384×106+610000m=1.16×1011J

04

Final Answer

1.16×1011Jexcess energy is required to move the satellite from 250km to 610km.

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