GravitationHard
Question
Height of geostationary satellite is
Options
A.1600 km
B.22000 km
C.28000 km
D.36000 km
Solution
The heigh of geostaitionary satellites is
given by h =
- R
T = 24hr, R = 6.4 × 106 m,g = 9.8m/ s2 and comes out tobe 35930 km.
given by h =
- RT = 24hr, R = 6.4 × 106 m,g = 9.8m/ s2 and comes out tobe 35930 km.
Create a free account to view solution
View Solution FreeMore Gravitation Questions
A particle is projected from point A, that is at a distance 4R from the centre of the Earth, with speed v1 in a directio...Suppose, the acceleration due to gravity at the Earth′s is 10 ms-2 and at the surface of Mars it is 4.0 ms-2. A 60...The kinetic energy needed to project a body of mass m from the earth surface to infinity is :-...Imagine a light planet revolving around a very massivr star in a circular orbit of radius R with a period of revolution ...A planet is revolving around the sun is an elliptical orbit as shown in figure. Select correct alternative(s)...