An earth satellite moves in a circular orbit with an orbital speed of 5800 m/s. Find:

a. The time of one revolution of the satellite.
b. The radial acceleration of the satellite in its orbit.

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Answer:

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Explanation:

The given values are:

Speed, V = 5800 m/s

(a)...

As we know,

⇒  [tex]R=\frac{Gm}{V^2}[/tex]

On putting the estimated values, we get

⇒      [tex]=\frac{6.673\times 10^{-11}\times 10^{24} }{5800^2}[/tex]

⇒      [tex]=1.185\times 10^{-6}-11+24[/tex]

⇒      [tex]=1.185\times 10^7 \ m[/tex]

Now,

Time, [tex]T=2\pi\times \sqrt{\frac{r^3}{Gm} }[/tex]

⇒           [tex]=2\pi \times (\frac{1.185\times 10^{7^{3}}}{6.673\times 10^{-11}\times 5.9742\times 10^{24} } )[/tex]

⇒           [tex]=2\pi \sqrt{0.0417\times 10^8}[/tex]

⇒           [tex]= 12824.12 \ sec[/tex]

So that Time will be "3.56 hours".

(b)...

⇒  [tex]F=ma[/tex]

and,

⇒  [tex]F=\frac{GMm}{r^2}[/tex]

So,

⇒  [tex]ma=\frac{GMm}{r^2}[/tex]

Now,

⇒  [tex]a=\frac{Gm}{r^2}[/tex]

On pitting the estimated values, we get

⇒     [tex]=\frac{6.673\times 10^{-11}\times 5.9742\times 10^{24}}{(1.185\times 10^7)^2}[/tex]

⇒     [tex]=28.38\times 10^{-1}[/tex]

⇒     [tex]=2.838 \ m/s^2[/tex]

(a) The time eriod of revolution is 3.54h

(b) The radial acceleration of the satellite is 2.83 m/s²

Orbit of a satellite:

Let the mass of the satellite be m, amd M be the mass of the earth.

Orbital speed of the satellite is v = 5800 m/s.

(a) In the orbit, the gravitational force is balanced by the centrifugal force as shown below:

[tex]\frac{mv^2}{R}=\frac{GMm}{R^2}[/tex]

where R is the radius of the orbit

[tex]R =\frac{GM}{v^2}\\\\R=\frac{6.67\times10^{-11}\times5.97\times10^{24}}{5800^2}[/tex]

R = 1.18 × 10⁷ m

Now, the time period of a satelite in orbit is given by:

[tex]T=2\pi\sqrt{\frac{R^3}{GM} }\\\\T=2\times3.14\times\sqrt{\frac{(1.18\times10^7)^3}{6.67\times10^{-11}\times5.97\times10^{24}}}[/tex]

T = 12744 s

T = 3.54 h

(b) The radial acceleration is given by:

ma = GMm/R²

a = GM/R²

a = (6.67×10⁻¹¹)(5.97×10²⁴) / (1.18×10⁷)

a = 2.83 m/s²

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