Many communications satellites are in geosynchronous orbit, which means they always stay above the same point on the Earth's equator. The Av needed to reach these orbits is about 10.7k. Can the Shuttle fly to S geosynchronous orbit? About how much payload can an Atlas V deliver there?

Q: In order better to map the surface features of the Moon, a 383 kg imaging satellite is put into…

A: ms=383kgMm=7.36×1022kghs=149km=149×103mR=1740km=1740×103mr=R+hs=(1740×103m)+(149×103m)=1889×103m

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Q: o take it to geosynchronous orbit at an altitude of 35,786 km. The booster fires once to create an…

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Q: Titan is the largest moon of Saturn, and the only moon in the solar system known to have a…

A: Given  Radius = 2570 km = 2570 × 103 m   Mass of astronaut m = 60 kg  Weight = 81 N  Gravitation…

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Q: In order better to map the surface features of the Moon, a 359 kg imaging satellite is put into…

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Q: Comets travel around the sun in elliptical orbits with large eccentricities. If a comet has speed…

A: Given:The speed of comet is 2.2x104 m/s.The initial distance from the center of the Sun is 2.6x1011…

Q: A satellite placed in a geostationary orbit will orbit with the Earth's rotation (every 24 hours),…

A: The formula that we require to solve this problem is Kepler's third law of planetry…

Q: Example 4. A satellite is orbiting a circular orbit at an altitude of 900 km, at which atmosphere…

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Q: In order better to map the surface features of the Moon, a 361 kgimaging satellite is put into…

A: Given Mass (m)             = 361 kg Radius (R)           = 1740 km Moon mass (M)  = 7.36×1022 kg…

Q: A satellite is orbiting earth  at a distance of  3.1 X 105 m above the surface of the Earth. What is…

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Q: Four planets have relative masses and radii as shown above. The gravitational field g is equal on…

A: The gravitational field g for the planet 1 is calculated as, g=GMR2 Here, M is the mass of the…

Q: A 0.903 km diameter asteroid will make a crater about 10 km in diameter. Let the asteroid have a…

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Q: satellite is observed in an elliptical orbit about the Earth. At an elevation of 81.561° above the…

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Q: What would be the mass of Jupiter if it were composed entirely of hydrogen at a density of 0.08…

A: To find the mass of Jupiter we consider it to be spherical in shape.   The mass of an object is…

Q: -1 A satellite is in an elliptical orbit with a semi major axis of 8000km and an eccentricity of…

A: We know, The velocity of the satellite at perigee, vp=GM1+ea1-e       Equation 1 where, GM is the…

Q: A 0.872 km diameter asteroid will make a crater about 10 km in diameter. Let the asteroid have a…

A: Given data: The diameter of the asteroid (D) = 0.872 km = 872 m Density of the asteroid ρ= 3000…

Q: A spacecraft with a mass of 5000kg is in circular orbit 2000km above the surface of mars. How much…

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Q: What would your escape velocity be from a planet with a radius of 3.75 million meters and a mass of…

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Q: Calculate the escape velocity from a space station located 1200 km above the surface of the moon.…

A: The formula for escape velocity is: v = 2GMR Where: G is the gravitational constant (6.67 x 10-11…

Q: A satellite at a particular point along an elliptical orbit has a gravitational potential energy of…

A: Given data: Initial potential energy (PEi) = 4700 MJ Initial kinetic energy (KEi) = 4400 MJ Final…

Q: Assume that an enough large asteroid (m = 30,000 kg) coming from the deep space (out of our galaxy…

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Q: The escape velocity of a body from the surface of the earth is 11.2 km/sec. If a satellite were to…

A: To find-Critical velocity (Vc)=?Given-Escape velocity (Ve)=11.2 km/s

Q: Let’s imagine that you have an idea for an experiment to fly on NASA’s “Vomit Comet.” (What’s…

A: The droplet is to move in a circular orbit of radius 14 cm or 0.14 mAs it moves in this circular…

Q: At what height (in km) above the surface of Earth would the gravitational ?acceleration be 6.6 m/s-

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Q: Calculate the surface escape velocities for Mars.  rM = 3.3× 106 m, MM = 6 × 1022 kg).

A: Given, radius of mars, rm = 3.3×106 m mass of the mars, M = 6×1022 kg

Q: A satellite moves in a circular orbit around Earth at a speed of 5206 m/s. (a) Determine the…

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Q: (a) What is the escape speed on a spherical asteroid whose radius is 685 km and whose gravitational…

A: This problem can be solved using basic formula related to gravitation

Q: A communications satellite is launched into circular orbit around the Earth, at an altitude h. The…

A: a) Write the equation of Kepler’s third law.

Q: What is the escape velocity in km/s from Jupiter's exosphere, which begins about 995 km above the…

A: The escape velocity from Jupiter exosphere is,  ve=2GMR=2GMR+h

Q: order to survey possible landing spots on the moon, the Apollo 10 mission needed to orbit the moon…

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Q: greatest speed?      (c) The greatest velocity?      (d) The greatest momentum

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A: (a) T = 2π √(Re+h)3/√(gRe2)  (Re+h)3 = T2gRe2 / 4π2

Q: How fast must a satellite leave Earth's surface to reach an orbit with an altitude of 895 km?

A: Altitude, h = 895 km = 895000 mWe know, Mass of earth, M = 5.98×1024 kgRadius of earth, R = 6.38×106…

Q: The Molniya orbit is a 12 hour period highly eccentric orbit used by Russia for communication…

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Q: 3. A 5.00 kg satellite is to be launch in geosynchronous in orbit on Earth. (a) At what altitude…

A: (a) Mass of satellite m=5kgA geosynchronous orbit is a circular orbit that lies on the Earth's…

Q: A satellite is in a circular orbit with a radius of 6570 km and an inclination of 28°. It needs to…

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Q: A satellite makes 4 revolutions of the earth in one day. How many revolutions would it make in 6(…

A: Determine the number of revolutions the satellite makes in a day.The problem states that the…

Q: It was stated that a satellite with negative total energy is in a bound orbit, whereas one with zero…

A: Consider a satellite of mass m orbiting around it at a distance r from the planet of mass M. For the…