A satellite is launched to orbit the Earth at an altitude of 2.90 x10^7 m for use in the Global Positioning System (GPS). Take the mass of the Earth to be 5.97 x 10^24 kg and its radius 6.38 x10^6 m. Required:
What is the orbital period of this GPS satellite?

Explanation:

From the question we are told that:

Altitude

Mass

Radius

Generally the equation for Satellite Speed is mathematically given by

Therefore

Period T is Given as

gpe = mass x gravity constant x height or… gpe = mgh

where… mass: measured in kilograms (kg)

gravity: gravity constant on earth = 10.00 m/s2

height: measured in meters (m)

gpe: measured in joules (j) or kilojoules (kj)

how do you solve gpe?

gravitational potential energy (gpe) is the energy an object has because of its position above the. ground.

gpe = mass x gravity constant x height or… gpe = mgh.

mass:

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formula.

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given values:

mass = 0.3 kg.

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