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What is a gps satellite's orbit type?
Geosynchronous
Which type of satellite has the largest footprint?
equatorial orbit
What type of orbit does a weather satellite have and why?
The polar orbit so that it can measure cold and hot points around the entire earth :)
Which type of satellite is best suited for detailed analysis of a complex weather system?
Polar Orbit
What type of orbit does landsat use?
there once was a boy called john. He was not the usual boy, he liked satellites. One day he designed a satellite and threw it up into the sky. therefore the satellite's orbit is called Destroyer 556.
The space shuttle releases a satellite into a circular orbit 600 km above the Earth How fast must the shuttle be moving relative to Earth when the release occurs?
This depends on the type of shuttle and its orbit. The speed can differ from satellite to satellite, therefore a definite answer can not be given about the exact speed of shuttle while it releases satellite.
The type of force that causes a satellite to orbit Earth is a?
Its a centripetal force, whose origin/source is gravitation.
In what type of orbit does a satellite follow the direction of the earths rotation seeming to hover over one spot on the equator?
Synchronous orbitThis is where an orbiting body (moon) has a period equal to the average rotational period of the body being orbited (planet), and in the same direction of rotation as that body.
Is the law of universal gravitation states that the total momentum of object that interacts does not change?
Is the type of force that cause a satellite to orbit earth is a centripetal force
An artificial satellite is moving in a circular orbit of radius 42250 kilometres Calculate speed if it takes 24 hours to revolve around the earth?
It first depends on the type of orbit the satellite is in. If it is in a geostationary orbit, you can determine the speed by using the speed of the Earth's rotation at the equator (465m/sec), because a geostationary satellite orbits above the equator at 22,300 miles above. If it uses a geosynchronous orbit, that is, anywhere else but above the Equator, your distance above the Earth's surface is the same but your speed will differ as the inclination of the satellite is below 90 degrees. If the orbit is a LEO or MEO, your speed will obviously be faster, but the altitude of the satellite has a broader range, so knowing the altitude is essential to your calculation. If the orbit is elliptical, that is an entirely different set of equations, as satellites in elliptical orbits are 300 miles away from the Earth at their fastest to catapult them into their next pass and skyrocket up to 23,000 miles.
Is a asteroid's orbit elliptical?
Yes. They orbit the Sun and as per Kepler's first law they follow an elliptical path. Do note that a circular orbit is a special type of elliptical orbit.
What type of orbit can orbit earth and have a orbital period equal to the rotation period of earth?
The term you are likely looking for is "Geosynchronous Orbit"Any orbit with a semi-major axis of about 22,000 miles has an orbital period of 24 hours.If the orbit is circular, then the satellite is always at the same longitude,but oscillates north and south every day.If the orbit is in the plane of earth's equator, then the satellite appears stationaryover one place on the earth's surface.A good example is any of the satellites that send TV to those little dishesmounted on everyone's garage.
