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Orbital mechanics — Question 10

Original QCE Vault practice · 1 mark

Q10 · Practice questionComplex familiar1 mark

QUESTION 10

A satellite is in a circular orbit of radius

8.0\times10^6\,\text{m}

around a planet of mass

6.0\times10^{24}\,\text{kg}

. Its orbital speed is closest to

(A)

3.54\times10^3\,\text{m s}^{-1}

(B)

5.00\times10^3\,\text{m s}^{-1}

(C)

7.07\times10^3\,\text{m s}^{-1}

(D)

1.00\times10^4\,\text{m s}^{-1}

ABCD

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