UNIVERSE
SATELLITESICY BODIES
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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mass
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radial distance from Earth
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weight on earth
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all of these
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Detailed explanation-1: -The period, speed and acceleration of a satellite are only dependent upon the radius of orbit and the mass of the central body that the satellite is orbiting.
Detailed explanation-2: -Kepler’s third law-shows the relationship between the period of an objects orbit and the average distance that it is from the thing it orbits. This can be used (in its general form) for anything naturally orbiting around any other thing. Formula: P2=ka3 where: P = period of the orbit, measured in units of time.
Detailed explanation-3: -The period of a satellite, or how long it takes to orbit the Earth one time, is dependent on its orbital altitude. Satellites in LEO, like the International Space Station, take about 90 minutes to orbit the Earth. Satellites in MEO take about 12 hours to do the same.
Detailed explanation-4: -(1) The time period of satellite does not depend on the radius of the orbit.