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 km. Then, the time period of a sky satellite orbiting a few km above the earth's surface will approximately be
Options
- A
- B
- C
- D
Correct answer
C.
Step-by-step solution
By Kepler's law of planetary motion,
, hence
Similarly
Therefore,~
\left({T}_{2}\right)2 = {T}_{1}^{2}\left(\dfrac{6400 + h}{36000}\right)3> {T}_{1}^{2}\left[\dfrac{6400}{3600}\right]3> \left(24\right)2\left[\dfrac{8}{45}\right]3∴ {T}_{2} > \dfrac{24 \times 8 \times \sqrt{8}}{45 \times \sqrt{45}}> 1 . 8h{T}_{2} ≅ 2h