I.
Satellite Motion
Satellite - ____________________
Natural
Satellites - ex) Moon,
all 8 planets, comet
Artificial Satellites - weather, spy, communications
A.
Satellite Motion
1.
To send
artificial satellite ____________________
around earth it must first achieve a
speed of _______________
¨ If greater than 7900 m/s satellite has an
________________ orbit
¨ If velocity is greater than 11 km/s then satellite _______
2.
B. Geosynchronous Orbits -
A.
When a satellite orbits in time with
earth’s rotation it is called _________________.
B.
Time for one revolution - ________________
C.
A satellite at distance of ________________________
from earth's center will orbit earth every __________ hrs.
D.
Since both satellite and earth _________________