Question

A satellite with a mass of 1000 kg is orbited ten times a day in a circular orbit around the earth. The radius of the Earth is 6.4 × 10⁶ m.

1. Find the distance from the Earth's surface to the satellite's orbit.
2. Calculate the total energy of the satellite while in that orbit.

Answer 1

solution.

Ug = − Gm1m2