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BITSAT 2017
Exam
BITSAT
Year
2017
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Gravitation

BITSAT 2017 · Physics · Gravitation

A geostationary satellite orbits around the earth in a circular...

A geostationary satellite orbits around the earth in a circular orbit of radius 3600036000 km. Then, the time period of a sky satellite orbiting a few 100100 km above the earth's surface (R=64000km)\left(R = 64000km\right) will approximately be

Options

  1. A12h\dfrac{1}{2}h
  2. B1h1h
  3. C2h2h
  4. D4h4h

Correct answer

C. 2h2h

Step-by-step solution

By Kepler's law of planetary motion,

T2∝r3T^{2} ∝ r^{3}, hence T12∝r13{T}_{1}^{2} ∝ {r}_{1}^{3}

Similarly T22∝r23{T}_{2}^{2} ∝ {r}_{2}^{3}

∴T12∝(36000)3∴ {T}_{1}^{2} ∝ \left(36000\right)3

T22∝(6400+h)3{T}_{2}^{2} ∝ \left(6400 + h\right)3

Therefore,~

\left({T}_{2}\right)2 = {T}_{1}^{2}\left(\dfrac{6400 + h}{36000}\right)3</p><p></p><p>> {T}_{1}^{2}\left[\dfrac{6400}{3600}\right]3</p><p></p><p>> \left(24\right)2\left[\dfrac{8}{45}\right]3</p><p></p><p>∴ {T}_{2} > \dfrac{24 \times 8 \times \sqrt{8}}{45 \times \sqrt{45}}</p><p></p><p>> 1 . 8h</p><p>So,</p><p>So,{T}_{2} ≅ 2h

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