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Where does a satellite in elliptical orbit have its greatest total energy?
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If a satellite's radial velocity is zero at all times its orbit must be elliptical or parabolic?
circular.
What is the speed of a satellite that moves in an eliptical orbit around the earth?
If a satellite is in an elliptical orbit around the Earth, the Earth will be at one of the focii. The speed of the satellite will then constantly be changing. It will move the fastest when it is nearest to the Earth (perigee) and slowest when it is furthest away (apogee).
Why does the speed of a satellite undergo change in an elliptical orbit?
Variance from mean distance denotes an acceleration as kinetic and potential energies are interchanged.
What has elliptical orbits?
As an elliptical orbit is any orbit that isn't perfectly circular, everything has an elliptical orbit. The planets Mercury and Pluto have the most elliptical orbits of the planets, and are easily seen to be oval shaped. Comets also have highly elliptical orbits.
Which planets move in an elliptical orbit?
All the planets move with an elliptical orbit, but with a very low eccentricity.
The potential energy of a satellite in an elliptical orbit is?
The total energy of a satellite doesn't change. At its closest approach to the planet, it has the most kinetic energy and the least potential, whereas at its furthest retreat from the planet, it has the least kinetic energy and the most potential. But their sum ... the satellite's total mechanical energy ... is always the same. (It may gain heat energy when the sun is shining directly on it, and lose it when it's in the planet's cold shadow, but neither of those changes affects its orbit.)
At what part of an elliptical orbit does a satellite have the greatest speed the least speed?
in the orbit of a planet there is a point called perihelion which is closest point to the sun and aphelion which is furthest from the sun . Moment of a planet in it's elliptical orbit reaches it's maximum in perihelion
A satellite in an elliptical orbit loses speed when it?
A satellite in a closed orbit has the greatest speed when it's closest to the planet, and the lowest speed when it's farthest from the planet.
When a satellite in an elliptical orbit approaches closer to the planet it is orbiting its kinetic energy is decrease or increases?
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A satellite in an elliptical orbit gains speed when it?
A satellite in an elliptical orbit gains speed as it draws closer to the central body and loses speed as it moves farther away from the central body.
A satellite in an elliptical orbit travels at constant what?
If the path is perfectly circular, yes, the speed is constant. This should not be confused with the velocity, because while speed is constant, its direction is not; therefore velocity is always changing.
What is pogee?
Apogee is the point at which a satellite in an elliptical orbit is At its apogee, the satellite travels slower than at any other point in its orbit.
What is a satellite orbit?
A satellite's orbit is just the path it follows around the Earth or some other planet.Satellites' orbits can be elliptical or circular.
Gravity affects the speed of a satellite in an elliptical orbit?
Yes. Gravity affects EVERYTHING.
If a satellite's radial velocity is zero at all times its orbit must be elliptical or parabolic?
circular.
What is an apolune?
An apolune is the point of an elliptical lunar orbit where the distance between the satellite and the Moon is at its maximum.
Is orbit a verb?
Yes, the mission was designed to Orbit a satellite. for example. The word orbit can be either a noun or a verb. As a noun, the orbit of the Earth is elliptical. As a verb, the planets orbit the sun.
