Ask a New Question

Question

Find the orbital velocity of a satellite orbiting 1800km above sea level in meters per second?
17 years ago

Answers

tchrwill
Te orbital velocity can be calculated from Vc = sqrt(µ/R) where µ = the gravitational constant of the earth and R = the radius of the orbit.

µ = 3.986365x10^14met.^3/sec.^2 and R = 6378 + 1800 km.
17 years ago

Related Questions

Find the velocity (in m/s) of a free-falling object released from rest after it has fallen 100m. I d... Find the orbital speed of an ice cube in the rings of Saturn, if the mass of Saturn is 5.67 × 1026 k... to find velocity v? c=3*10^8 0.99=(1-v^2/c^2)^1/2 Find the velocity in m/s of a dropped ball after 2.4 seconds in the air. Assume its initial veloci... How to find the orbital radius of a planet? The orbital velocity of an earth satellite in an orbit 400 mi above the earth? What is the orbital velocity of the Earth around the Sun, assuming the Earth takes a perfectly circu... The orbital velocity of a satellite is given by v=√GM/R+h, where G= 6.67*10^-11 Nm^2kg^2, is the Un... Find the orbital speed of a satellite in a circular orbit 3.70×107 m above the surface of the Earth....
Ask a New Question
Archives Contact Us Privacy Policy Terms of Use