Why is the following situation impossible? A spacecraft is launched into a circular orbit around the Earth and circles the Earth once an hour.

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Q: A satellite is orbiting around a planet with a mass of 6.0 x 1024kg and a radius of 6.0 x 106m.  If…

A: Let G, M, m, r, and v denote the gravitational constant, planet’s mass, satellite’s mass, orbital…

Q: The earth's radius is 6.37×106m6.37×106m; it rotates once every 24 hours. What is the speed of a…

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Q: A planet has two small satellites in circular orbits around the planet. The first satellite has a…

A: The orbital period for the first satellite is, T1=11 hr The orbital period for the second satellite…

Q: You wish to place a spacecraft in a circular orbit around the earth so that its orbital speed will…

A: Part-a Given: The orbital speed of the aircraft v = 4×103 m/s.

Q: The Earth has a mass of 5.97 * 1024 kg and the Sun has a mass of 2.00 * 1030 kg. If they are…

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Q: ➡The Moon's mass is 7.4 x 10²2 kg, and its radius is 1700 km. What would be the period and the speed…

A: The period of an object in orbit is defined as the time taken by that object to complete one full…

Q: Astronomers discover an exoplanet (a planet of a star other than the Sun) that has an orbital period…

A: According to Kepler’s third law, T2=4π2GMa3 Solve the above equation fora   a=T2GM4π23

Q: 19. A space probe is flying by Jupiter (M = 1.9 x 1027 kg) at a distance of 400,000 km from the…

A: Given data:  Mass (M) = 1.9×1027 kg Altitude (h) = 400000 km = 4.00×108 m Radius (R) = 7.15×107 m…

Q: Two satellites are in circular orbits around a planet that has radius 9.00×10^6m. One satellite has…

A: In this case, there are two satellites are in circular orbits around a planet. For the first…

Q: A satellite used in a cellular telephone network has a mass of 2060 kg and is in a circular orbit at…

A: Given,mass of the satellite m = 2060 kgheight of the satellite from surface of the earth mass of the…

Q: How long does it take for a plane traveling at a speed  104.7 m/s to fly once around a circle=2…

A: The centripetal acceleration of the object is, a=v2r=104.7 m/s21704.9 m=6.4 m/s2

Q: Once we have the mass, we can determine the magnitude of the circular velocity of the moon using the…

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Q: The Moon revolves around the Earth in a circle with a radius of 149380 km and it takes 2,340000s to…

A: Circular motion.

Q: A planet has a mass of 5.98 x 10²4 kg. It has an average orbital speed of 2.978 x 104 m/s as it…

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Q: The International Space Station (ISS) is in a 250-mile high orbit around Earth. What is its orbital…

A: Given , orbit is 250 mile high . We know that radius of earth is 6.37×106 m and mass of earth is…

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Q: A spaceship orbits earth from a distance of 2.656 × 10^4km with a centripetal acceleration of 7.962…

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Q: The Moon takes 27.3 days to complete one revolution around the Earth (sidereal month). Assuming the…

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Q: Explain the purpose of the radial/centripetal acceleration of a rotating object.

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Q: A rocket is launched from the surface of a planet with mass 9.1 x 1024 kg and radius 3.2 x 106 m at…

A: Concept used: Escape speed is the velocity at which an object escapes the gravitational pull of a…

Q: Two satellites are in circular orbits around a planet that has radius 9.00×106m9.00×106m. One…

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Q: A planet reVolvéš ářóund a star at a distance of 88.5 x 1016 m away from it in a circular orbit. How

A: Given: The distance of planet around a star is R1=88.5X1016 Let the time period when planet around…

Q: A spacecraft revolves around the Earth in an elliptical orbit at an average distance equal to 10…

A: Say radius of the earth be R km then the radius of the elliptical path of the spacecraft is 10R.

Q: A ball traveling in a circle with a constant speed of 3.6 m/s has a centripetal acceleration of 7.0…

A: Given data: Speed (v) = 3.6 m/s Centripetal acceleration (ac) = 7.0 m/s2 Required: The radius of the…

Q: What centripetal acceleration do we undergo at the equator with respect to earth's center on account…

A: We know that centripetal acceleration is, ac = w2R where, w = angular speed and R = radius

Q: A mysterious, newly discovered planet has a radius of 8500 km and a mass of 9.5 x 1023 kg. Suppose…

A: In this problem, we will use the speed of the satellite at a height of h and will calculate the…

Q: An 800 kg satellite orbits around Earth and take one day for one complete orbit. Earth has a radius…

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Q: If the radius of the earth is 6400 km then the linear speed of a point on the equato: will be…

A: To find-Linear speed (V)=?Given data-Radius of earth (r)=6400 km

Q: A man throws a baseball into orbit near the surface of the Earth. The baseball has a mass of 0.15…

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Q: A geosynchronous orbit for a satellite is a circular orbit about the equator of the Earth in which…

A: The net  force acting on the satellite Fg=FcFg= gravitational forceFc=centripetal…

Q: The moon completes one (circular) orbit of the earth in 23.7 days. The distance from the earth to…

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Q: 1) Computer-controlled display screens provide drivers in the Indianapolis 500 with a variety of…

A: 1) v= 98.8 m/s , ac= 3(g)= 3(9.8)= 29.4 m/s2  2) a= 6.25×103(g) = 6.25 × 103×9.8 m/s2  r= 5cm

Q: a satellite in a circular orbit experiences a centripetal acceleration of 8.89 m/s ^2. the…

A: Given: The centripetal acceleration of the satellite is 8.89 m/s2. The speed of the satellite is…

Q: 2. (This is a problem from Physics 211 (Mechanics). Of course it has an electrical analog in the…

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Q: A moon travels around an unknown planet. If the period of the orbit is 1 day, and the radius of the…

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Q: Astronomers discover an exoplanet (a planet of a star other than the Sun) that has an orbital period…

A: Using Kepler’s third law T2=4π2r3GMr=T2GM4π21/3

Q: Problem 6: Two satellites are in circular orbits around a planet that has radius 9 x 106 m. One…

A: Q6.  Since both satellites are orbiting around same planet, So  Using force balance on satellites:…

Q: Wo satellit Ces are in circular orbits around a 3.0 kg, orbital radius 7 x 10" m, and orbital spe…

A: Given: 7. To find the mass of HD 68988 and express the answer in sun's mass as,

Q: A piece of space debris is travelling in an elliptical orbit around a planet. At its closest point…

A: The equation of conservation of angular momentum is mv1r1 = mv2r2This means that the angular…

Q: A ball traveling in a circle with a constant speed of 3.9 m/s has a centripetal acceleration of 5.8…

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Q: Yes or No? Is it possible to have two satellites are in circular orbit around the Earth at the same…

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