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A Mars satellite moving in an orbit of radius 9.4×103 km takes 27540 s to complete one revolution. Calculate the mass of Mars.

Important Questions on Gravitation

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Is there any meaning of "weight of the earth"?
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A satellite of mass 1000 kg is supposed to orbit the earth at a height of 2000 km above the Earth's surface. Find,

a Its speed in the orbit,

b Its kinetic energy,

c The potential energy of the earth-satellite system and

d Its time period. Mass of the Earth=6×1024 kg.

 

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a Find the radius of the circular orbit of a satellite moving with an angular speed equal to the angular speed of the Earth's rotation?

b If the satellite is directly above the north pole at some instant, find the time it takes to come over the equatorial plane. Mass of the Earth =6×1024 kg.

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The radius of a planet is R1 and a satellite revolves around it in a circle of radius R2. The time period of the revolution is T. Find the acceleration due to the gravitation of the planet at its surface?
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Find the minimum co-latitude which can directly receive a signal from a geostationary satellite?
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A particle is fired vertically upward from the Earth's surface and it goes up to a maximum height of 6400 km. Find the initial speed of the particle?
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A particle is fired vertically upward with a speed of 15 km s-1. With what speed will it move in interstellar space? Assume only the earth's gravitational field.
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A mass of 6×1024 Kg (equal to the mass of the earth) is to be compressed in a sphere in such a way that the escape velocity from its surface is 3×108 m s-1. What should be the radius of the sphere?