The latest Space X mission took 4 astronauts to a circular orbit around the Earth. The orbital speed for the spacecraft was 4.75 mi/s at 590 km above the earth surface. Use the information provided and the graph shown below to estimate how many hours it took for the craft to circle the Earth once at this speed. Length of a circular orbit as a function of elevation 45000 44000 43000 42000 41000 40000 200 400 600 800 h, km C, km

The latest Space X mission took 4 astronauts to a circular orbit around the Earth. The orbital speed for the spacecraft was 4.75 mi/s at 590 km above the earth surface. Use the information provided and the graph shown below to estimate how many hours it took for the craft to circle the Earth once at this speed. Length of a circular orbit as a function of elevation 45000 44000 43000 42000 41000 40000 200 400 600 800 h, km C, km

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

Problem 1CQ: Estimate the order of magnitude of the length, in meters, of each of the following; (a) a mouse, (b)...

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