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A satellite is designed to orbit Earth at an altitude above it's surface that will place it in a gravitational field with a strength of 4.5N/kg
a) calculate the distance above the surface of at which the satellite must orbit
g= GMp/r^2
r^2 = (6.67*10^-11)(5.98*10^24)/4.5 N/kg
r = sqrt(8.86*10^15) = 94147166 Meter
the answer i got was 94 million meters now that's wrong. can some please help me with the calculations? thanks
a) calculate the distance above the surface of at which the satellite must orbit
g= GMp/r^2
r^2 = (6.67*10^-11)(5.98*10^24)/4.5 N/kg
r = sqrt(8.86*10^15) = 94147166 Meter
the answer i got was 94 million meters now that's wrong. can some please help me with the calculations? thanks
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