Asatellite of mass 5000 kg orbits the earth (mass = 6.0 x 1024 kg) and has a period of 6000 s. in the above problem the altitude of the satellite above the earth's surface is

altitude of satellite from earth surface is 7140 km

Explanation:

given data:

mass of satellite = 5000kg

altitude of satellite from earth surface can be calculated by using given relation

where,

p -  satellite's period in seconds,

a - satellite's altitude in meters,

G - gravitational constant (6.67 x 10^-11 m³/kgs²) and

M -  mass of Earth 5.98 x 10^24 kg

solving for altitude we have

a = 7,138,000 meters = 7,140 km

altitude of satellite from earth surface is 7140 km

8 meters above the spring

answer: (431,2)

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