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What unit is the period of a satellite orbiting Earth measured in and how can you prove this?
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∙ 15y ago
The period is a time. The time in which a pattern (full orbit) repeats. You can thus measure it in seconds, minutes, hours, etc. It's just the definition, no proof.
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What is the effect on the orbital velocity of the sattelite if its orbital radius is doubled?
You can calculate this with Kepler's Third Law. "The square of the orbital period of a planet is directly proportional to the cube of the semi-major axis of its orbit." This is valid for other orbiting objects; in this case you can replace "planet" with "satellite". Just assume, for simplicity, that the satellite orbits Earth in a circular orbit - in this case, the "semi-major axis" is equal to the distance from Earth's center. For your calculations, remember also that if the radius is doubled, the total distance the satellite travels is also doubled.
What force is acting on a satellite?
Assuming the satellite moves around Earth, the only relevant force is Earth's gravitation.
What does centipetal force describe and detail?
it is when earth stops orbiting
What are most velocities measured relative to?
Most velocities are measured relative to Earth.Most velocities are measured relative to Earth.Most velocities are measured relative to Earth.Most velocities are measured relative to Earth.
The tangential velocity of an Earth satellite is its velocity?
parallel to the surface of the Earth
What is Name of the largest satellite orbiting earth?
The largest satellite orbiting the Earth is the Moon.
What is the largest natural satellite orbiting the earth?
The only natural satellite orbiting Earth is the moon.
What are satellite image?
Photos taken of Earth from an orbiting satellite
How To Use Satellite in a sentence?
I saw a satellite orbiting around earth.
What is the satellite orbiting the earth called?
It is the moon.
A natural satellite orbiting the earth is?
It is the moon.
If a satellite orbiting just above the surface of the Earth orbits in about 1.5 hours then at about how many Earth radii from the Earth's center must a satellite orbit to have a period of 24 hours?
You can use Kepler's Third Law to calculate this.
How does the moon become earth's satellite?
By orbiting the earth about once a month.
Is there a satellite around earth and what is it called?
Yes. The earth has many man-made satellites orbiting the earth, but there's also one natural satellite. This satellite is the moon, orbiting earth at about 2288 miles per hour (3683 kilometers per hour)
What is the earth's satellite called?
A satellite is not always a robotic module constructed on Earth and launched into orbit. A satellite, in fact, is any object which is orbiting another. The orbiting object is the satellite of whatever it orbits. By now you ought to be able to guess it, but if not, it is the moon.
When is a satellite fastest while orbiting earth?
At periapsis, that is, when it is closest to Earth in its orbit.
What was the first artificial earth-orbiting satellite was called?
Sputnik-I
