### Space Debris and Satellite CollisionsSpace debris left from old satellites and their launchers is becoming a hazard to other satellites.---#### (a) Calculate the speed in m/s of a satellite in an orbit 850 km above the Earth's surface.\[ \_\_\_\_\_\_ \, \text{m/s} \]---#### (b) Suppose a loose rivet is in an orbit of the same radius that intersects the satellite's orbit at an angle of 90° relative to Earth. What is the velocity in m/s of the rivet relative to the satellite just before striking it? (Enter the magnitude.)\[ \_\_\_\_\_\_ \, \text{m/s} \]---#### (c) Given the rivet is 4.00 mm in size, how long in seconds will its collision with the satellite last? (Assume the rivet is flattened like a pancake on the surface of the satellite during the collision.)\[ \_\_\_\_\_\_ \, \text{s} \]---#### (d) If its mass is 0.550 g, what is the average force in newtons it exerts on the satellite? (Enter the magnitude.)\[ \_\_\_\_\_\_ \, \text{N} \]---#### (e) How much energy in joules is generated by the collision? (The satellite's velocity does not change appreciably, because its mass is much greater than the rivet's.)\[ \_\_\_\_\_\_ \, \text{J} \]---

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(a) Calculate the speed in m/s of a satellite in an orbit 850 km above the Earth's surface. m/s (b) Suppose a loose rivet is in an orbit of the same radius that intersects the satellite's orbit at an angle of 90° relative to Earth. What is the velocity in m/s of the rivet relative to the satellite just before striking it? (Enter the magnitude.) m/s (c) Given the rivet is 4.00 mm in size, how long in seconds will its collision with the satellite last? (Assume the rivet is flattened like a pancake on the surface of the satellite during the collision.)

(a) Calculate the speed in m/s of a satellite in an orbit 850 km above the Earth's surface. m/s (b) Suppose a loose rivet is in an orbit of the same radius that intersects the satellite's orbit at an angle of 90° relative to Earth. What is the velocity in m/s of the rivet relative to the satellite just before striking it? (Enter the magnitude.) m/s (c) Given the rivet is 4.00 mm in size, how long in seconds will its collision with the satellite last? (Assume the rivet is flattened like a pancake on the surface of the satellite during the collision.)

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### Space Debris and Satellite Collisions

Space debris left from old satellites and their launchers is becoming a hazard to other satellites.

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#### (a) Calculate the speed in m/s of a satellite in an orbit 850 km above the Earth's surface.

\[ \_\_\_\_\_\_ \, \text{m/s} \]

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#### (b) Suppose a loose rivet is in an orbit of the same radius that intersects the satellite's orbit at an angle of 90° relative to Earth. What is the velocity in m/s of the rivet relative to the satellite just before striking it? (Enter the magnitude.)

\[ \_\_\_\_\_\_ \, \text{m/s} \]

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#### (c) Given the rivet is 4.00 mm in size, how long in seconds will its collision with the satellite last? (Assume the rivet is flattened like a pancake on the surface of the satellite during the collision.)

\[ \_\_\_\_\_\_ \, \text{s} \]

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#### (d) If its mass is 0.550 g, what is the average force in newtons it exerts on the satellite? (Enter the magnitude.)

\[ \_\_\_\_\_\_ \, \text{N} \]

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#### (e) How much energy in joules is generated by the collision? (The satellite's velocity does not change appreciably, because its mass is much greater than the rivet's.)

\[ \_\_\_\_\_\_ \, \text{J} \]

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