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05/07/18

A satellite orbiting the earth has a speed of 5.5 km/s when its distance from the center of the earth is 11,000 km. Is the satellite in a bound orbit?
A satellite orbiting the earth has a speed of 5.5 km/s when its distance from the center of the earth is 11,000 km. Is the satellite in a bound orbit?   I have already calculated that the... more
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Orbit Physics

11/05/14

radius of satellite orbit
the equation of radius of satellite orbit Ro= p/1+e cosθ.        p= h2/µ p=semi latus rectum h=magnitude of drbital momentum of a satellite µ= GMe  G =gravitational constant  Me=mass of the... more
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