Question

3. The space shuttle aims for an orbit about 250 km above the surface of the earth. In orbit, the mass

Answer 1

The orbital speed of the space shuttle is 2.12 x 10⁴ m/s.

Orbital speed of the space shuttle

The orbital speed of the space shuttle is calculated as follows;

$V = \sqrt{\frac{GM}{r} }$

where;

• G is gravitational constant
• M is mass of the Earth
• r is the distance from the center point of the planet

$V = \sqrt{\frac{6.67 \times 10^{-11} 5.98 \times 10^{24}}{(250 + 638) \times 10^3} }\\\\V = 2.12 \times 10^4 \ m/s$

Thus, the orbital speed of the space shuttle is 2.12 x 10⁴ m/s.

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