Asked by Shane

Calculate the velocity of a satellite moving in a stable circular orbit about the Earth at a height of 2600 km.
Answered by bobpursley
Fgravity=Fcentripetal

GMearth/(radEarth+ 2600km)^2= mv^2/(radearth+2600)

solve for v.

change all distances to meters..
Answered by Shane
would m be the mass of the earth?
Answered by bobpursley
m is mass satellite.
And I forgot one on the left of that line.
Here is is corrected:

GMearth*m/(radEarth+ 2600km)^2= mv^2/(radearth+2600)
Answered by Anonymous
does that mean the mass of the statellite cancels? because the mass of the statellite isnt given
Answered by bobpursley
yes, the mass of the satellite divides out.
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