Home
Class 12
PHYSICS
A geo-stationary stellite orbits around ...

A geo-stationary stellite orbits around the earth in a circular orbit of radius 36,000km. Then, the time period of a spy stellite orbitting a few hundred km above the earth's surface `(R_(earth) = 6400km)` will approximately be

A

`1//2h`

B

`1h`

C

`2h`

D

`4h`

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

The correct Answer is:
C
Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • ELECTROSTATICS

    DC PANDEY|Exercise Medical entrances gallery|37 Videos
  • INTERFERENCE AND DIFFRACTION OF LIGHT

    DC PANDEY|Exercise Level 2 Subjective|5 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

A geostationary satellite orbits around the earth in a circular orbit of radius 36,000 km. then the time period of a spy satellite orbiting a frw hundred km (600 km) above the earth's surface (R=6400 km) will approximately be

A geostationary satellite orbits around the earth in a circular orbit of radius 3600 km . Then the time period of satellite orbiting = 2600 km above the earth's surface (R_(earth) = 6400 km) will appoximetely be

A satellite has to revolve round the earth in a circular orbit of radius 8 xx 10^(3) km. The velocity of projection of the satellite in this orbit will be -

The time period of an earth stellite in circuarl orbit is independet fo

An artificial satellite is revolving around the earth in a circular orbit. Its velocity is one-third of the escape velocity. Its height from the earth's surface is (in km )

Satellite revolving around the earth at a height of 400 Km above the earth's surface has a time period of about

For a stellite orbiting close to the surface of earth the period of revolution is 84 min . The time period of another satellite orbiting at a geight three times the radius of earth from its surface will be

An artificial satellite revolves around the earth in circular orbit of radius r with time period T . The satellite is made to stop in the orbit which makes it fall onto the earth. Time of fall of the satellite onto the earth is given by

The earth is a solid sphere of radius 6400 km, the value of acceleration due to gravity at a height 800 km above the surface of the earth is

DC PANDEY-GRAVITATION-All Questions
  1. The acceleration due to gravity on the moon is only one sixth that of ...

    Text Solution

    |

  2. The acceleration due to gravity near the surface of a planet of radius...

    Text Solution

    |

  3. A geo-stationary stellite orbits around the earth in a circular orbit ...

    Text Solution

    |

  4. A person brings a mass 2kg from A to B. The increase in kinetic energy...

    Text Solution

    |

  5. If the angular velocity of a planet about its own axis is halved, the ...

    Text Solution

    |

  6. A planet of mass m is the elliptical orbit about the sun (mlt ltM("sun...

    Text Solution

    |

  7. If the radius of the earth were to shrink by one percent its mass rema...

    Text Solution

    |

  8. If g is the acceleration due to gravity on the earth's surface, the ga...

    Text Solution

    |

  9. A simple pendulam has time period T(1) when on the earth's surface and...

    Text Solution

    |

  10. If the distance between the earth and the sun were half its present va...

    Text Solution

    |

  11. A satellite S is moving in an elliptical orbit around the earth. The m...

    Text Solution

    |

  12. Two identical spherical masses are kept at some distance. Potential en...

    Text Solution

    |

  13. A body of mass m is kept at a small height h above the ground. If the ...

    Text Solution

    |

  14. The ratio of the energy required to raise a satellite upto a height h ...

    Text Solution

    |

  15. The gravitational field due to a mass distribution is E=(A)/(x^(2)) in...

    Text Solution

    |

  16. A uiform ring of mass M and radius R is placed directly above a unifor...

    Text Solution

    |

  17. The gravitational field in a in region is given by vecg = (4hati + vec...

    Text Solution

    |

  18. A thin spherical shell of mass M and radius R has a small hole. A part...

    Text Solution

    |

  19. A particle is fired upword with a speed of 20km//s . The speed with wh...

    Text Solution

    |

  20. Two bodies of mass m(1) and m(2) are initially at rest placed infinite...

    Text Solution

    |