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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.
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∙ 14y agoAn earth satellite in an elliptical orbit moves with tangential velocity that it was given when it was inserted into orbit, and radial velocity due to the gravitational attraction toward the center of the earth. It is the earth's gravitational attraction that 'bends' the satellite's path and closes it into an elliptical orbit.
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∙ 9y agoA satellite in an elliptical orbit does not travel at a constant velocity, speed, or acceleration. The force of gravity does work on a satellite when it is in elliptical orbit.
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A object orbit another another is a what?
a object orbit another object is called a what?
What is an example of Kepler's first law?
Johannes Kepler's first law states that "The orbit of every planet is an ellipse with the Sun at one of the foci". An example of this is when a space satellite travels around the Earth in an elliptical orbit.
Does Archimedes principle holds a good for a satellite moving in a circular orbit?
no
In science what does the word satellite means?
A satellite is any mass that orbits a larger mass. A satellite may be a planet, moon, asteroid, or comet. The word 'satellite' is also used to refer to any man-made object launched to orbit Earth or another planetary body. Artificial satellites may be spacecraft or orbiting telescopes.
What is meant by a geostationary orbit?
A geosynchronous orbits refers to the orbit of a satellite that matches the rotation of the earth, allowing it to remain above the same line of longitude. The satellite may still move north and south but not east or west. A geostationary orbit is a specific type of geosynchronous orbit directly above the equator. This allows the satellite to remain completely stationary over a fixed point on the earth's surface.
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 can you infer about the linear velocity of a satellite in an elliptical orbit as it travels from perigee to apogee?
If the satellite is at the perigee it would go faster and if it was at the apogee it would go slower.
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.
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.
What path earth travels on?
An elliptical orbit round the Sun.
What is an orbit in which a satellite travels at the same speed as the Earth's rotation?
Geosynchronous orbit.
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.
A satelllite in an elliptical orbit travel at constant?
The angular momentum will be conserved.
What is a object that travels in an orbit around earth?
A satellite, or the moon.
Gravity affects the speed of a satellite in an elliptical orbit?
Yes. Gravity affects EVERYTHING.
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.
If a satellite's radial velocity is zero at all times its orbit must be elliptical or parabolic?
circular.
