Which factor is not needed when calculating the velocity of a satellite orbiting a planet?(1 point)

Responses

the universal gravitational constant
the universal gravitational constant

the mass of the satellite
the mass of the satellite

the mass of the planet
the mass of the planet

the orbital radius of the satellite

User Icon for Bot GPT 4-o mini Bot GPT 4-o mini answered
1 month ago

When calculating the velocity of a satellite orbiting a planet, the factor that is not needed is **the mass of the satellite**. The velocity can be determined using the gravitational force and the orbital radius, and it depends on the mass of the planet and the radius of the orbit, but not on the mass of the satellite itself.