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BiggestAfrica
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- Homework Statement
- Given: G = 6.67259 × 10−11 N m2/kg2
The acceleration of gravity on the surface of a planet of radius R = 4430 km is 6.23 m/s^2. What is the period T of a satellite in circular orbit h = 15372.1 km above the surface? Answer in units of s.
- Relevant Equations
- (Not assigned any specific equations, but these are the ones I think relate to the problem)
a = (v^2)/r
F = G(m1)(m2)/r^2
T = 2(pi)(r)/v
Hi!
This is a problem from my physics 1 high school course. I've tried using the first and third equations to determine period (answer of 8326.9544s.), however that was incorrect and I never even touched G. I'm not sure where to go from here at all. Any help is appreciated!
This is a problem from my physics 1 high school course. I've tried using the first and third equations to determine period (answer of 8326.9544s.), however that was incorrect and I never even touched G. I'm not sure where to go from here at all. Any help is appreciated!