SOLUTION: A geostationary satellite is positioned 35,800 km above earths surface. It takes 24 hours to complete one orbit. The radius of earth is about 6400 km. how do I find the distance th
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Question 970548: A geostationary satellite is positioned 35,800 km above earths surface. It takes 24 hours to complete one orbit. The radius of earth is about 6400 km. how do I find the distance that the satellite travels in 1 hour?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A geostationary satellite is positioned 35,800 km above earths surface. It takes 24 hours to complete one orbit. The radius of earth is about 6400 km. how do I find the distance that the satellite travels in 1 hour?
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Circumference of the circle of the satellite:
C = pi*2*radius
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C = pi*2*(6400 + 35,800) km
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Distance traveled in one hr
= C/24
= 11037.93 km/hr
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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