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Does the period of a satellite in a circular orbit increase or decrease as its distance from Earth increases?
Whether the period of a satellite increase or decrease as its distance from earth increases.
Answer to Problem 5A
Increases
Explanation of Solution
Introduction:
According to Kepler’sthird law, the orbital period of satellite is directly related to radius of orbit as:
Where,
As the distance of the satellite increase from the earth, its orbital radius increase and as orbital radius increases, the time period increase too.
Conclusion:
Period of satellite increases as the distance from the earth increase.
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