Asked by joselyne

The Earth’s radius is about 6380 km. The
space shuttle is orbiting about 300.1 km above
Earth’s surface.
If the average speed of the space shuttle is
25700 km/h, find the time required for it to
circle Earth.
Answer in units of h

Answers

Answered by tchrwill
Radius of the orbit R = 6380 + 300.1 km

The circumference of the orbit is
C = 2(Pi)R km

The period of the orbit is then

P = 2(Pi)R/25,700 km/hr
























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