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An artificial satellite of mass m of a planet of mass M, revolves in a circular orbit whose radius is 4 times the radius R of the planet. In the process of motion satellite experiences a slight resistance due to cosmic dust. Assuming resistance force on the satellite varies as F = 2v where v is instantaneous speed. The time for which satellite will stay in orbit before it falls on to the planet surface is

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Physics>Mechanics>Gravitation>Earth Satellites

Consider two satellites

S_{1}

and

S_{2}

with periods of revolution

1 hr

and

8 hr

respectively revolving around a planet in circular orbits. The ratio of angular velocity of satellite

S_{1}

to the angular velocity of satellite

S_{2}

is:

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Physics>Mechanics>Gravitation>Earth Satellites

A planet is moving in a circular orbit. It completes

2

revolutions in

360 days

. What is its angular frequency?

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Physics>Mechanics>Gravitation>Earth Satellites

Two satellites

A

and

B

of masses

200 kg

and

400 kg

are revolving round the earth at height of

600 km

and

1600 km

respectively. If

T_{A}

and

T_{B}

are the time periods of

A

and

B

respectively then the value of

T_{B} - T_{A}

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[ Given : radius of earth $= 6400 km,$ mass of earth $= 6 \times 10^{24} kg$ ]

MEDIUM

Physics>Mechanics>Gravitation>Earth Satellites

The planet Mars has two moons, if one of them has a period

7

hours,

30

minutes and an orbital radius of

9.0 \times 10^{3} km .

Find the mass of Mars.

\{

Given

\frac{4 π^{2}}{G} = 6 \times 10^{11} N^{- 1} m^{- 2} {kg}^{2}\}

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Physics>Mechanics>Gravitation>Earth Satellites

A test particle is moving in a circular orbit in the gravitational field produced by a mass density

ρ (r) = \frac{K}{r^{2}} .

Identify the current relation between the radius

R

of the particle’s orbit and its period

T :

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Physics>Mechanics>Gravitation>Earth Satellites

The time period of an earth satellite in circular orbit is independent of

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Physics>Mechanics>Gravitation>Earth Satellites

Two satellites

A

and

B

are revolving with critical velocities

v_{A}

and

v_{B}

around the earth, in circular orbits of radii

R

and

2 R

respectively. The ratio

\frac{v_{A}}{v_{B}}

EASY

Physics>Mechanics>Gravitation>Earth Satellites

Two satellites

S_{1}

and

S_{2}

are revolving in circular orbits around a planet with radius

R_{1} = 3200 km

and

R_{2} = 800 km

respectively. The ratio of speed of satellite

S_{1}

to the speed of satellite

S_{2}

in their respective orbits would be

\frac{1}{x}

, where

x =

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Physics>Mechanics>Gravitation>Earth Satellites

A spaceship orbits around a planet at a height of

20 k m

from its surface. Assuming that only gravitational field of the planet acts on the spaceship, what will be the number of complete revolutions made by the spaceship in

24

hours around the planet?
[Given: Mass of planet

= 8 \times 10^{22} k g

,
Radius of planet

= 2 \times 10^{6} m,

Gravitational constant

G = 6.67 \times 10^{- 11} N m^{2} / k g^{2}

]

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Physics>Mechanics>Gravitation>Earth Satellites

The mass density of a spherical galaxy varies as

\frac{K}{r}

over a large distance

r

from its center. In that region, a small star is in a circular orbit of radius

R

. Then the period of revolution,

T

depends on

R

as:

EASY

Physics>Mechanics>Gravitation>Earth Satellites

A remote-sensing satellite of earth revolves in a circular orbit at a height of

0.25 \times 10^{6}

m above the surface of earth. If earth's radius is

6.38 \times 10^{6} m

and

g = 9.8 m s^{- 2}

, then the orbital speed of the satellite is:

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Physics>Mechanics>Gravitation>Earth Satellites

If the axis of rotation of the earth were extended into space then it would pass close to -

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Physics>Mechanics>Gravitation>Earth Satellites

A geostationary satellite is taken to a new orbit such that its distance from centre of the earth is doubled. Then find the time period of this satellite in the new orbit.

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Physics>Mechanics>Gravitation>Earth Satellites

A geostationary satellite is orbiting around an arbitrary planet

P

at a height of

11 R

above the surface of

P

R

being the radius of

P

. The time period of another satellite in hours at a height of

2 R

from the surface of

P

is ________ has the time period of

24 hours .

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Physics>Mechanics>Gravitation>Earth Satellites

The distance between two stars of masses $3 M_{S}$ and $6 M_{S}$ is $9 R$ . Here $R$ is the mean distance between the centres of the Earth and the Sun, and $M_{S}$ is the mass of the Sun. Two stars orbit around their common centre of mass in circular orbits with period $n T$ , where $T$ is the period of Earth's revolution around the Sun.

The value of $n$ is _____.

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Physics>Mechanics>Gravitation>Earth Satellites

Two satellites of masses

m

and

3 m

revolve around the earth in circular orbits of radii

r & 3 r

respectively. The ratio of orbital speeds of the satellites respectively is

EASY

Physics>Mechanics>Gravitation>Earth Satellites

Two satellites

A

and

B

are orbiting a planet in circular orbits with radii

2 R

and

R

respectively. If the speed of satellite

A

2 v

, then the speed of satellite

B

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Physics>Mechanics>Gravitation>Earth Satellites

A body is moving in a low circular orbit about a planet of mass

M

and radius

R

. The radius of the orbit can be taken to be

R

itself. Then the ratio of the speed of this body in the orbit to the escape velocity from the planet is:

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Physics>Mechanics>Gravitation>Earth Satellites

A satellite is revolving in a circular orbit at a height

h

from the earth's surface (radius of earth

R

;

h << R

). The minimum increase in its orbital velocity required, so that the satellite could escape from the earth's gravitational field, is close to (Neglect the effect of atmosphere.)

EASY

Physics>Mechanics>Gravitation>Earth Satellites

The relative uncertainty in the period of a satellite orbiting around the earth is

10^{- 2}

. If the relative uncertainty in the radius of the orbit is negligible, the relative uncertainty in the mass of the earth is:

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