A satellite used in a cellular telephone network has a mass of 1920 kg and is in a circular orbit at a height of 740 km above the surface of the earth. What is the gravitational force Fgrav on the satellite? What fraction is this of the satellite's weight at the surface of the earth? Take the free-fall acceleration at the surface of the earth to be g = 9.80 m/s2 .

A satellite used in a cellular telephone network has a mass of 1920 kg and is in a circular orbit at a height of 740 km above the surface of the earth. What is the gravitational force Fgrav on the satellite? What fraction is this of the satellite's weight at the surface of the earth? Take the free-fall acceleration at the surface of the earth to be g = 9.80 m/s2 .

Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems, Student Edition

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ISBN:9780078807213

Author:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Publisher:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Chapter7: Gravitation

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 67A

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