Problem 12.7: Determine the speed for circular orbit
Please wait for the animation to completely load.
A satellite orbits a planet as shown in the animation (position is given in 103 km and time is given in Earth days). If the satellite's orbit above the planet were doubled, what would its speed have to be in order for it to stay in a circular orbit? Restart.
Physlets were developed at Davidson College and converted from Java to JavaScript using the SwingJS system developed at St. Olaf College.
« previous
next »
