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Orbital mechanics — Question 66

Original QCE Vault practice · 5 marks

Q66 · Practice questionComplex unfamiliar5 marks

QUESTION 66 (5 marks)

A moon completes a circular orbit of radius

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

around an unknown planet in

2.00\,\text{h}

. Determine the mass of the planet.

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