Question

ILUS IJM ledu UII Le slower car: et in a n par- ed in row at proxi- Darate 11. If the average speed of an orbiting space shuttle is 19 800 mi/h, determine the time required for it to circle Earth. Make sure you consider that the shuttle is orbit- ing about 2.00 X 102 mi above Earth's surface and assume that Earth's radius is 3 963 miles.

Answer 1

. * orbit of eartha a*n*(Rt ho .. ) here, Giren: - Radius of earth, R = 3963 mives : - 2x10? mi. & from egned} * orbit of earth = 2 x (139637200) EDS = 2615 7 miles * Time orequl az 19800 milh * Arg. speed (no = Hence, Distance Covered (D) time Speed CW 1980o milha 26157. mies t = 1321 hs tence, Space shuttle takes 1 rotation arramal 1.321 hs for earth.