a satellite with a geostationary orbit travels at a constant speed of 1676401km/h if it takes the satellite 24 hours to revolve

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Alika [10]

4 years ago

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a satellite with a geostationary orbit travels at a constant speed of 1676401km/h if it takes the satellite 24 hours to revolve

around the earth once what is the distance of the path the satellite travels

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1 answer:

AlexFokin [52] · Answer 1 · 2021-11-24T03:33:33+03:00

This "1676401km/h" can't be right. A geostationary satellite orbits at <span>3.07 km/s, or 11,052 km/h.

Okay, the problem is done like this:

2*pi*D = speed * 24 h, if you plug your </span>1676401km/h:

2pi*D = 1676401*24 ---> D = 6,403,365 km

But again you should make sure what the speed is in the statement. Best!