You have a summer internship at NASA and are working on plans for a new space station to be launched into orbit around the Earth. The design of the space station is shown.

Q: A centripetal force of 245 N acts on a 1,400-kg satellite moving with a speed of 4,500 m/s in a…

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Q: In order better to map the surface features of the Moon, a 321 kg imaging satellite is put into…

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Q: describe a geosynchronous satellite.

A: Geosynchronous means that matches the earth's  orbit.

Q: What propulsion strategy is more appropriate for launching a spacecraft from the earth surface to…

A: Answer: Introduction: As per the given statement, The propulsion strategy which is more appropriate…

Q: The initial speed required for an object to escape completely from a planet is called the escape…

A: Standard expression for the escape speed is given as, ve=GMr ..............................(1) Here,…

Q: satellite is orbiting planet Earth with a linear speed

A: Orbital speed of satellite (v) = G*M/r   r = G*M/ v2  G = gravitational constant  M = mass of earth…

Q: First thing astronauts will do when they land on Mars is to ___________ machinery they have been…

A: Given: First thing astronauts will do when they land on Mars is to ___________ machinery they have…

Q: Suppose an asteroid has a tiny moon orbiting around it (which does occur). If the moon is 1.1 km…

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Q: A satellite is orbiting planet Earth with a linear speed of 5,436 m/s. The orbital radius of the…

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Q: It would enter an elliptical orbit and the orbital period would be shorter. It would enter an unboud…

A: Required : What would happen to the cannon ball if it were launched at the same speed but had a mass…

Q: If you want to travel from Earth to Neptune, you should first get into a low Eastward-moving orbit…

A: Required : When should one leave for a trajectory towards Neptune.

Q: Pluto's gravity is 0.7 m/s2 and Neptune's gravity is 11.0 m/s2. On which planet or dwarf planet…

A: Here, we should know what is the role of gravity , if the gravity is large then the weight will be…

Q: Calculate the gravitational field strength on a planet with a diameter of 13077.4 km and the escape…

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Q: The International Space Station, with a mass of 12326kg, orbits at an average height of 31278m above…

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Q: A satellite is in circular orbit. What two forms of energy are part of the satellite's orbital…

A: When a satellite is revolving in a circular orbit, it means that it is going around in a proper…

Q: The Space-X Falcon Heavy's first payload was     a space probe going to Mars     a capsule…

A: Space-X Falcon Heavy first launched in 2018 , and it carried Tesla Roadster an electric car into the…

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: The Chinese Shenzhou capsule is capable of carrying     up to three people to Low Earth Orbit…

A: Solution: Question 1. The Chinese Shenzhou capsule is capable of carrying Answer: up to three people…

Q: altitude of roughly 400 km. Assuming a circular orbit, what is the orbital velocity of the ISS? What…

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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: A centripetal force of 245 N acts on a 1,450-kg satellite moving with a speed of 4,600 m/s in a…

A: The expression for centripetal force is, Fc=mv2rtherefore,r=mv2Fc

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: What is geostationary satellite?Give two functions of such a satellite.

A: Geostationary satellite is a satellite which revolves around the earth. It completes one revolution…

Q: Calculate the gravitational field strength on a planet with a diameter of 12738 km if the escape…

A: Given: Diameter of planet D=12738 km=12738×103 m, Escape velocity ve=11 km/s=11×103 m/s. Required:…

Q: A satellite orbits the Earth at a distance of 12,000 miles from the Earth’s center. At this distance…

A: Distance between satellite and earth (d) = 12,000 miles Force of gravity (F) = 90 lbs new force of…

Q: A satellite is in a low earth orbit. What changes would increase the orbital period?

A: Satellite in low earth orbit

Q: A satellite is in a circular orbit around Earth at an altitude of 650 km. What orbital speed must…

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Q: on a 1,600-kg satellite moving with a speed of 5,400 m/s in a circular orbit around a planet. What…

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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: In the image below, the radius of the red orbit is 3.02 times bigger than the radius of the green…

A: STEP-1:Gravitational energy at green orbit is,Ur​=R−GMm​−−−−−−−(1)Gravitational energy at red orbit…

Q: For a spacecraft to be in a hyperbolic orbit with respect to the Earth, it must     have its…

A: Dear Sir/madam, since you have requested multiple questions in a single question. As per guidelines,…

Q: Determine the time it takes for a satellite to orbit the Mercury in a circular "near-Mercury" orbit.…

A: Introduction:-  To solve this problem, we will use Kepler's third law to relate the period of the…

Q: If the radius of Mercury is ~2,440 km, what is the required tangential orbital velocity needed to…

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Q: Which object is located at one foci of the elliptical orbit of Mars

A: Which object is located at one foci of the elliptical orbit of Mars

Q: Calculate the speed of the ISS.  Assume it takes 92 minutes to orbit once and that the altitude…

A: T=92 min = 92×60=5520 sh=410 km =0.41×106 mR=6.37×103 km=6.37×106 m

Q: hat is the orbit radius of a satellite around Earth that has an orbit period of 24 hours?

A: Time period of satellite revolving around Earth is given by T =2πr3GM   -----------(1) where r is…