SOLUTION: A satellite in geostationary orbit stays over the same spot on Earth. The satellite completes one orbit in the same time that Earth rotates once about its axis (23.93 hours) . If t

Question 949291: A satellite in geostationary orbit stays over the same spot on Earth. The satellite completes one orbit in the same time that Earth rotates once about its axis (23.93 hours) . If the satellite's orbit has radius 4.23 X 10 to the 7th power m, calculate the satellite's orbital speed (tangential velocity) in meters per second.
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Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A satellite in geostationary orbit stays over the same spot on Earth. The satellite completes one orbit in the same time that Earth rotates once about its axis (23.93 hours) . If the satellite's orbit has radius 4.23 X 10 to the 7th power m, calculate the satellite's orbital speed (tangential velocity) in meters per second.
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Do it the same way as the Earth's orbital speed.
Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The circumference of the orbit is so

This is the distance traveled in one period (23.93 hrs)
rate=distance/time==
*=3085.14 m/sec ANSWER The orbital speed of the satellite is 3085.14 m/sec.
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