APPENDIX D| ASTRONOMICAL DATA Celestial Mean Distance from Sun (million km) Period of Revolution Period of (d = days) (y = years) Eccentricity of Orbit Object Rotation at Equator Sun 27 d Mercury 57.9 88 d 59 d 0.206 Venus 108.2 224.7 d 243 d 0.007 Earth 149.6 365.26 d 23 h 56 min 4 s 0.017 Mars 227.9 687 d 24 h 37 min 23 s 0.093 Jupiter 778.4 11.9 y 9h 50 min 30 s 0.048 10 h 14 min Saturn 1426.7 29.5 6 0.054 Uranus 2871.0 84.0 y 17 h 14 min 0.047 Neptune 4498.3 164.8 y 16 h 0.009 Earth's 27.3 d 149.6 (0.386 from Earth) 27.3 d 0.055 Moon Equatorial Diameter (km) Density (g/cm3) Celestial Mass (Earth = 1) Object Sun 1,392,000 333,000.00 1.4 Mercury 4879 0.06 5.4 Venus 12,104 0.82 5.2 Earth 12,756 1.00 5.5 Mars 6794 0.11 3.9 Jupiter 142,984 317.83 1.3 Saturn 120,536 95.16 0.7 Uranus 51,118 14.54 1.3 Neptune 49,528 17.15 1.6 Earth's 3476 0.01 3.3 Мoon Table D1 Astronomical Data Other Data: Mass of Earth: 5.97 x 1024 kg Mass of the Moon: 7.36 x 1022 kg Mass of the Sun: 1.99 x 1030 kg
APPENDIX D| ASTRONOMICAL DATA Celestial Mean Distance from Sun (million km) Period of Revolution Period of (d = days) (y = years) Eccentricity of Orbit Object Rotation at Equator Sun 27 d Mercury 57.9 88 d 59 d 0.206 Venus 108.2 224.7 d 243 d 0.007 Earth 149.6 365.26 d 23 h 56 min 4 s 0.017 Mars 227.9 687 d 24 h 37 min 23 s 0.093 Jupiter 778.4 11.9 y 9h 50 min 30 s 0.048 10 h 14 min Saturn 1426.7 29.5 6 0.054 Uranus 2871.0 84.0 y 17 h 14 min 0.047 Neptune 4498.3 164.8 y 16 h 0.009 Earth's 27.3 d 149.6 (0.386 from Earth) 27.3 d 0.055 Moon Equatorial Diameter (km) Density (g/cm3) Celestial Mass (Earth = 1) Object Sun 1,392,000 333,000.00 1.4 Mercury 4879 0.06 5.4 Venus 12,104 0.82 5.2 Earth 12,756 1.00 5.5 Mars 6794 0.11 3.9 Jupiter 142,984 317.83 1.3 Saturn 120,536 95.16 0.7 Uranus 51,118 14.54 1.3 Neptune 49,528 17.15 1.6 Earth's 3476 0.01 3.3 Мoon Table D1 Astronomical Data Other Data: Mass of Earth: 5.97 x 1024 kg Mass of the Moon: 7.36 x 1022 kg Mass of the Sun: 1.99 x 1030 kg
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A geosynchronous Earth satellite is one that has an orbital period of precisely 1 day. Such orbits are useful for communication and weather observation because the satellite remains above the same point on Earth (provided it orbits in the equatorial plane in the same direction as Earth’s rotation). Calculate the radius of such an orbit based on the data for Earth in Appendix D.
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ASTRONOMICAL DATA
Celestial
Mean Distance
from Sun (million
km)
Period of Revolution
Period of
(d = days) (y = years)
Eccentricity
of Orbit
Object
Rotation at
Equator
Sun
27 d
Mercury
57.9
88 d
59 d
0.206
Venus
108.2
224.7 d
243 d
0.007
Earth
149.6
365.26 d
23 h 56 min 4 s
0.017
Mars
227.9
687 d
24 h 37 min 23 s
0.093
Jupiter
778.4
11.9 y
9h 50 min 30 s
0.048
10 h 14 min
Saturn
1426.7
29.5 6
0.054
Uranus
2871.0
84.0 y
17 h 14 min
0.047
Neptune
4498.3
164.8 y
16 h
0.009
Earth's
27.3 d
149.6 (0.386 from
Earth)
27.3 d
0.055
Moon
Equatorial Diameter
(km)
Density (g/cm3)
Celestial
Mass (Earth = 1)
Object
Sun
1,392,000
333,000.00
1.4
Mercury
4879
0.06
5.4
Venus
12,104
0.82
5.2
Earth
12,756
1.00
5.5
Mars
6794
0.11
3.9
Jupiter
142,984
317.83
1.3
Saturn
120,536
95.16
0.7
Uranus
51,118
14.54
1.3
Neptune
49,528
17.15
1.6
Earth's
3476
0.01
3.3
Мoon
Table D1 Astronomical Data
Other Data:
Mass of Earth: 5.97 x 1024 kg
Mass of the Moon: 7.36 x 1022 kg
Mass of the Sun: 1.99 x 1030 kg
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