The following question refers to the diagram above showing an extremely powerful cannon on top of a mountain on the Earth's North Pole, and the trajectory of a 1 kg cannon ball that it has launched at a speed of 8 km/s. What would happen to the cannon ball if the cannon had launched it with a slightly higher speed (say 8.5 km/s)?

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Q: describe a geosynchronous satellite.

A: Geosynchronous means that matches the earth's  orbit.

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A: Answer The radial acceleration is maximum when earth is at perihelion (nearest to sun) The radial…

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A: The dust particle will continue in the same orbit as the Earth did, orbiting the Sun in 1 year.

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Q: A dwarf planet and an asteroid are in a remote location in space far from any other bodies.…

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Q: A satellite is orbiting planet Earth with a linear speed of 4,460 m/s. The orbital radius of the…

A: We know that orbital speed of satellite is given by  v=GMr r= GMv2

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A: Required : What would happen to the cannon ball if it were launched at the same speed but had a mass…

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A: Given : Semi-major axis, a = 10 au Eccentricity of orbit, e = 0.99975

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A: Required : When should one leave for a trajectory towards Neptune.

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A: When a satellite is revolving in a circular orbit, it means that it is going around in a proper…

Q: What would your escape velocity be from a planet with a radius of 3.75 million meters and a mass of…

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Q: Calculate the gravitational field strength on a planet with a diameter of 12738 km if the escape…

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A: Given: The mass of the satellite is 650 kg. The altitude of the satellite is 400 km.

Q: Jupiter has a 320 times bigger mass and a 1320 times bigger volume than Earth, and its day lasts 9…

A: mass of jupiter (m) = 320×mass of earth = 320×6×1024 kg = 1.92×1027 kg

Q: Actually, this question is a 3 part question. The first question is written in the following and…

A: Part-1 Given: Altitude at apogee Aa = 2000 km. Altitude at perigee Ap = 500 km.

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A: Let,  radius of circular orbit 1 is : rA radius of circular orbit 4 is : rc Then speed of spacecraft…

Q: Which object is located at one foci of the elliptical orbit of Mars

A: Which object is located at one foci of the elliptical orbit of Mars

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