Time Period of a satellite

 Time Period of a satellite

The time taken by a satellite to complete one revolution round the Earth is its time period.

Consider a satellite of mass m projected to height h and provided horizontal velocity equal to the critical velocity. The satellite revolves in a circular orbit of radius (R+h) = r. The distance traced by satellite in one revolution is equal to the circumference of the circular orbit within periodic time T.

Time period T is given by:

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Related Topics: Introduction To Gravitation  |  Kepler's Law  | Universal Law of Gravitation |  Acceleration due to gravity | Acceleration due to gravity at height|  

Acceleration due to gravity at depth |  Acceleration due to gravity due to latitude |

Escape Velocity |  Earth's Satellite | Critical Velocity | Time Period of satellite | Binding energy |

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