Imagine a satellite located at a distance from the Sun of D = 151.1 × 10³ m. The satellite has a Solar Sail with a diameter of d = 1 km = 10³ m. The total mass of the satellite and sunshield is m = 100 kg. Calculate the acceleration of satellite resulting from radiation pressure of the Sun. Assume that the Solar Sail is oriented perpendicular to the Sun's rays, and that it is a perfect mirror and reflects every photon that strikes it. Give your answer in units of m/s² to at least 3 significant digits. Remember that entering scientific notation you should use (for example) 3.141592e-2 for 0.0314159. (You may also type in "0.0314159" - either should work).

Imagine a satellite located at a distance from the Sun of D = 151.1 × 10³ m. The satellite has a Solar Sail with a diameter of d = 1 km = 10³ m. The total mass of the satellite and sunshield is m = 100 kg. Calculate the acceleration of satellite resulting from radiation pressure of the Sun. Assume that the Solar Sail is oriented perpendicular to the Sun's rays, and that it is a perfect mirror and reflects every photon that strikes it. Give your answer in units of m/s² to at least 3 significant digits. Remember that entering scientific notation you should use (for example) 3.141592e-2 for 0.0314159. (You may also type in "0.0314159" - either should work).

College Physics

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305952300

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

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