Earth Satellites

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Earth Satellites: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as Motion of Satellites, Orbital Speed of Satellites, and Orbital Time Period of Satellites.

Important Questions on Earth Satellites

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

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Two satellites of earth, S1 and S2 are moving in the same orbit. The mass of S1 is four times the mass of S2. Which one of the following statements is true?

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The orbital velocity of an artificial satellite in a circular orbit just above the earth's surface is v. The orbital velocity of a satellite orbiting at an altitude of half of the radius of earth is

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A satellite is orbiting around the earth in a circular orbit of radius r. Its

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The period of moon's rotation around the earth is nearly 29 days. If moon's mass were 2 fold its present value, and all other things remain unchanged, the period of moon's rotation would be nearly

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Which of the following quantities does not depend upon the orbital radius of the satellite?

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A ball is dropped from a spacecraft revolving around the earth at a height of 100 km, then the ball

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A satellite S is moving in an elliptical orbit around earth. The mass of the satellite is very small compared to the mass of the earth.

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Rockets are launched in Eastward direction to take advantage of

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The time period of an Earth satellite, in circular orbit, is independent of

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If ρ is the density of the planet, the time period of nearby satellite is given by

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If ρ is the density of the planet, the time period of nearby satellite is given by

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Two satellites A and B go round a planet P in circular orbits having radii 4R and R respectively. If the speed of the satellite A is 3v, the speed of the satellite B will be

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An artificial satellite moving in a circular orbit around the earth has a total (kinetic + potential) energy E0. Its potential energy is

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Two satellites, A and B, moves around the earth in circular orbits at heights of RA and RB, respectively, from the surface of the earth. Assuming earth to be a uniform sphere of radius Re, the ratio of the magnitudes of their orbital velocities is