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Keith_Richards [23]
3 years ago
15

A satellite is in a circular orbit about the earth (ME = 5.98 x 10^24 kg). The period of the satellite is 1.26 x 10^4 s. What is

the speed at which the satellite travels?
Physics
1 answer:
Soloha48 [4]3 years ago
6 0

Answer: V=5839.051m/s  

Explanation:

According to the <u>Third Kepler’s Law</u> of Planetary motion:

T^{2}=\frac{4\pi^{2}}{GM}a^{3}   (1)

Where;:

T=1.26(10)^{4}s is the period of the satellite

G is the Gravitational Constant and its value is 6.674(10)^{-11}\frac{m^{3}}{kgs^{2}}

M=5.98(10)^{24}kg is the mass of the Earth

a  is the semimajor axis of the orbit the satllite describes around the Earth (as we know it is a circular orbit, the semimajor axis is equal to the radius of the orbit).

On the other hand, the orbital velocity V is given by:

V=\sqrt{\frac{GM}{a}}   (2)

Now, from (1) we can find a, in order to substitute this value in (2):

a=\sqrt[3]{\frac{T^{2}GM}{4\pi}^{2}}   (3)

a=\sqrt[3]{\frac{(1.26(10)^{4}s)^{2}(6.674(10)^{-11}\frac{m^{3}}{kgs^{2}})(5.98(10)^{24}kg)}{4\pi}^{2}}   (4)

a=11705845.57m   (5)

Substituting (5) in (2):

V=\sqrt{\frac{(6.674(10)^{-11}\frac{m^{3}}{kgs^{2}})(5.98(10)^{24}kg)}{11705845.57m}}   (6)

V=5839.051m/s   (7)  This is the speed at which the satellite travels

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