A particular satellite with a mass of m is put into orbit around Ganymede (the largest moon of Jupiter) at a distance 300 km from the surface. What is the gravitational force of attraction between the satellite and the moon? (Ganymede has a mass of 1.48x1023 kg and a radius of 2631 km.) b) What is the satellite's centripetal acceleration? c) What is the satellite's period of rotation?
satellite mass= 5x10^8 kg
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To find the gravitational force of attraction between the satellite and Ganymede, we can use the formula for the gravitational force:
F = (G * m1 * m2) / r^2
Where F is the gravitational force, G is the gravitational constant (approximately 6.67 x 10^-11 N(m/kg)^2), m1 is the mass of the satellite, m2 is the mass of Ganymede, and r is the distance between the satellite and Ganymede's center of mass.
a) Calculating the gravitational force of attraction:
Given:
m1 (mass of satellite) = 5 x 10^8 kg
m2 (mass of Ganymede) = 1.48 x 10^23 kg
r (distance between satellite and Ganymede) = 300 km + radius of Ganymede (2631 km)
First, we convert the distance from kilometers to meters:
r = (300 km + 2631 km) * 1000 = 2931000 meters
Now we can substitute the values into the formula:
F = (6.67 x 10^-11 N(m/kg)^2) * (5 x 10^8 kg) * (1.48 x 10^23 kg) / (2931000 m)^2
Calculating this equation will give us the gravitational force of attraction between the satellite and Ganymede.
b) To find the satellite's centripetal acceleration, we can use the formula:
a = v^2 / r
Where a is the centripetal acceleration, v is the speed of the satellite, and r is the distance between the satellite and Ganymede's center of mass.
The speed of the satellite can be calculated using the formula for circular orbital velocity:
v = sqrt(G * m2 / r)
Substituting the values into the formula and calculating will give us the speed of the satellite.
Then, we can use the speed and the distance r to calculate the centripetal acceleration.
c) To find the satellite's period of rotation, we can use the formula:
T = 2π * r / v
Where T is the period of rotation, r is the distance between the satellite and Ganymede's center of mass, and v is the speed of the satellite.
By substituting the values into the formula and calculating, we can find the satellite's period of rotation.