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On July 15, 2004, NASA launched the Aura spacecraft to study the earth’s climate and atmosphere. This satellite was injected into an orbit 705 km above the earth’s surface. Assume a circular orbit. (a) How many hours does it take this satellite to make one orbit? (b) How fast (in km/s) is the Aura spacecraft moving?

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  1. The time taken by the satellite to complete one revolution in T time is 1.64hr..
  2. The velocity at which the Aura satellite moving is 7.50km..

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Identification of given data

The given data can be listed below,

  • The height of Aura satellite above the earth is h = 705 km.
  • The radius of the earth is R=6.37×106m.
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Concept of satellite motion

Satellite motion is the circular motion around the earth, tangential to the earth's surface, and the velocity and acceleration are directed towards the center of the earth.

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Step 3(a)  Determination of the time satellite take to complete one orbit

The time to complete one orbit in time period T is given by,

T=2Ï€°ù3/2GME

Here, r is the distance of the satellite from the center of the earth, which is ( R+h) Mis the mass of the planet whose value is localid="1657179502689" 5.97×1024kgG is the constant of gravitation whose value is G=6.673×10-11N.m2/kg2.

Substitute values in the above,

T=2π(6.37×106m+7.05×105m)3/2(6.673×10-11N.m2/kg2)(5.97×1024kg)1N1kg-m/s2=5.93×103s1hr3600s=1.64hr

Thus, the time taken by the satellite to complete one revolution in T time is 1.64 hr.

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(b) Determination of the speed of the spacecraft

The velocity of satellite can be given by,

v=2Ï€°ùT

Here, r ther is the distance of the satellite from the center of the earth, and T is the time of satellite to complete one revolution.

Put all the values in the above,

localid="1657179627957" v=2π(6.37×106m+7.05×105m)5.97×103s=7.50×103m/s1km1000m=7.50km

Thus, the velocity at which the Aura satellite moving is 7.50 km.

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