Suppose we want a satellite to revolve around the earth 6 times a day. what should the radius of its orbit be? (neglect the presence of the moon.)

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We must use the principles of the balance of forces to resolve this exercise.

What is centrifugal force?

A hypothetical force called centrifugal force, which is unique to particles traveling in a circle, is a force that has the same strength and dimensions as the centripetal force, but acts in the opposite direction.

The force exerted on the satellite by the planet in this specific instance must be equal to the centrifugal force, that is

Fg =Fe

GMm/ r^2 = mw^2r

Where,

G = Gravitational Universal Constant

M = Mass of earth

m = mass of satellite

r = Distance/Orbit

By changing and rearranging the equation to find the orbit using the idea of Period through the Angular Velocity, we have,

r = 1.44 x 10^7 m

The orbit is 14400 kilometers

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