The state of a GPS satellite at epoch is given by the following two-line element set: 1 24876U 97035A 22112.52140895 .00000029 00000+0 00000+0 0 9992 2 24876 55.5008 157.8552 0056683 51.7355 308.8415 2.00563390181534 Find the following: (a) The anomalistic period in minutes. (b) The mean radius of the satellite orbit in km. (c) The perigee and apogee heights in km. (d) Whether it assumes a prograde or retrograde orbit. The geocentric gravitational constant is 3.986005 × 10¹4 m³/s², the mean earth radius is 6371 km, and K. is 66063.1704 km²

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The state of a GPS satellite at epoch is given by the following two-line element set:
1 24876U 97035A
22112.52140895
.00000029
00000+0
000C0+0 0
9992
2 24876
55.5008 157.8552 0056683
51.7355 308.8415
2.00563390181534
Find the following:
The anomalistic period in minutes.
(b) The mean radius of the satellite orbit in km.
(a)
(c)
The perigee and apogee heights in km.
(d)
Whether it assumes a prograde or retrograde orbit.
The geocentric gravitational constant is 3.986005 x 1014 m/s, the mean earth radius is 6371 km,
and K, is 66063.1704 km².
Transcribed Image Text:The state of a GPS satellite at epoch is given by the following two-line element set: 1 24876U 97035A 22112.52140895 .00000029 00000+0 000C0+0 0 9992 2 24876 55.5008 157.8552 0056683 51.7355 308.8415 2.00563390181534 Find the following: The anomalistic period in minutes. (b) The mean radius of the satellite orbit in km. (a) (c) The perigee and apogee heights in km. (d) Whether it assumes a prograde or retrograde orbit. The geocentric gravitational constant is 3.986005 x 1014 m/s, the mean earth radius is 6371 km, and K, is 66063.1704 km².
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