An artificial satellite is going round the earth, close to its surface Calculate time taken by it to complete - Physics - Gravitation

Question

An artificial satellite is going round the earth, close to its
surface Calculate time taken by it to complete one round Take r =
6400 km, g = 9 8 m/s^2

Vaibhav T. · Accepted Answer

Dear Student,

The time period of the satellite close to earth is given by T=2πRgT=2×3
14×6 4×1069 8T=2×3 14×0
8×103T=5024 sT≈1 4 hr

An artificial satellite is going round the earth, close to its surface. Calculate time taken by it to complete one round. Take r = 6400 km, g = 9.8 m/s^2.