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Orbital Mechanics
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If an object orbiting the Sun sweeps out an area of A in a time t1 at the closest point of the object’s orbital rotation. How
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Calculate the minimum change in velocity (delta V or ∆V) required for the Space Shuttle to decrease its altitude to 60 miles
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Lane
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Calculate the minimum change in velocity (delta V or ∆V) required for the Space Shuttle to decrease its altitude to 60 miles
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Karen
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a satellite orbiting earth at an orbital radius r has a velocity v which represents the velocity if the satellite is moved to an
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ros
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Two newly discovered planets follow circular orbits around a star in a distant part of the galaxy. The orbital speeds of the
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S
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Two small spaceships, each with mass m = 2000 kg, are in the circular Earth orbit of the figure, at an altitude h of 450 km.
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Janis
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A satellite is given a boost of 540 MJ of energy to move it from its initial orbit at an altitude of 150 km to a higher altitude
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Dan
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Assume a circular orbit. If a planet's distance from it star is multiplied by 25 times, then by how many times is its orbital
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Jose
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The length of one revolution determines how long their___________ are.
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A line between a planet and the sun sweeps out two equal areas at different places as it moves along its orbit. Which factor
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The radius of Earth is 6,371 kilometers. A space shuttle orbits 315 kilometers above the surface of Earth. The space shuttle
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Chris
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14. Which factor is NOT needed when calculating the velocity of a satellite orbiting a planet?
* 1 point the mass of the
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help me cuz
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A spacecraft is in orbit around a planet. The radius of the orbit is 3.2 times the radius of the planet (which is R = 71490 km).
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opp
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Two newly discovered planets follow circular orbits around a star in a distant part of the galaxy. The orbital speeds of the
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Erin
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An asteroid approaches Jupiter and is slung into a new trajectory around across the solar system. If it's eccentricity is
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You are making a trip in a space shuttle, and your friend Jimmy is in another space shuttle. He shares the same circular orbit
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Alex
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As a planet draws away from the sun in its orbit, the force between the sun and the planet (remains the same / increases /
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sleepy
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In 1970, the Apollo 13 Mission used a slingshot effect to use the moon's gravitational field to help increase the speed and
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b33ft0ads
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Calculate the minimum change in velocity (delta V or ∆V) required for the Space Shuttle to decrease its altitude to 60 miles
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Vanessa
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Calculate the acceleration of two different satellites that orbit Earth. one is located at 2.0Earth radii and the other located
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Shaila
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if a satellite were to be launched with too little speed or too much speed then what would happen?
If a sattellite were to be
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Sara
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Find the velocity of a satellite orbiting above the equator of the earth in geosynchronous orbit (Period=24 hours) in km/hr.
The
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Mischa
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How do I calculate the orbital velocity of a satellite that is 400 miles above the earth?
Set the centripetal acceleration
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dave
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A spy satellite is in circular orbit around Earth. It makes one revolution in 6.02 hours.
How high above Earth's surface is the
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Liz
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how fast does a rocket need to go to break earth's gravitationl pull
The final rocket velocity required to maintain a circular
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britt
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earth and the moon are kept in their respective orbits due to the influence of ?
a) inertia b) gravity c) both inertia and
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victoria
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A satellite is launched into orbit 200 kilometers above the Earth.The orbital velocity of a satellite is given by the formula
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Macy
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As a moon follows its orbit around a planet, the maximum gravitational force exerted on the moon by the planet exceeds the
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Danielle
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An earth satellite moves in a circular orbit with an orbital speed of 5800 m/s.
Find the time (expressed in seconds) of one
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Josh
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A satellite is given a boost of 540 MJ of energy to move it from its initial orbit at an altitude of 150 km to a higher altitude
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Dan
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What is the radius of a communications satellite’s orbital path that is in a uniform circular orbit around Earth and has a
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Marco
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Many satellites orbit the earth at about 1000km above the earth's surface. Geosynchronous satellites orbit a distance of
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Kid
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I have a question about the International Space Station-Its been orbiting earth at 350km-If the radius of the earth is 6,370 km,
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Julie
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Determine the time it takes for a satellite to orbit the Saturn in a circular "near-Saturn" orbit. A "near-Saturn" orbit is at a
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jasika
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A planet has two satellite moons. Moon X has an orbital period of 2.13 days. Moon Y has an orbital period of about 3.53 days.
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Angelina
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A satellite is in orbit around the earth, traveling at a rate of 85.4 minutes per orbit. a space shuttle enters the same orbit,
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Emily
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Show that if a satellite orbits very near the surface of a planet with period T, the density (mass per unit volume) of the
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myra
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Halley’s comet orbits the Sun with a period of 76.2 years.
a) Find the semi-major axis of the orbit of Halley’s comet in
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Reese
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The moon is receding from the Earth by approximately 3.8 cm per year. Earth's mass is 5.98 x 10^24 kg, and its radius is 6.38 x
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Michelle
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Two small spaceships, each with mass m = 2000 kg, are in the circular Earth orbit of the figure, at an altitude h of 420 km.
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kendell
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The space shuttle typically orbits 400 km above the earth's surface. The earth has a mass of 5.98 × 1024 kg and a radius of
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Space Shuttle-Q1
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As a moon follows its orbit around a planet, the maximum gravitational force exerted on the moon by the planet exceeds the
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Natasha
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A spacecraft is in circular Earth orbit at 5400km altitude.
By how much will its altitude decrease if it moves to a new circular
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Judith
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how do jupiter's moons stay in orbit around jupiter
They rotate around jupiter. If you rotate around an object you are
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jj
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Two newly discovered planets follow circular orbits around a star in a distant part of the galaxy. The orbital speeds of the
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Hannah
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A communications satellite is in a synchronous orbit that is 3.00 107 m directly above the equator. The satellite is located
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Anonymous
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A 7410-kg satellite has an elliptical orbit, as in the figure. The point on the orbit that is farthest from the earth is called
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Donald
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The space shuttle is in a 200-mile-high orbit.
What is the shuttle's orbital period?
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mike
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A de-orbit burn, similar to that presented in the previous math problem, has been performed. During this de-orbit burn a
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Levi B.
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Two satellites are monitored as they orbit the earth,satellites Y is foure times as far from earth's centre as is satellite X.
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barch
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