Home
Class 12
PHYSICS
A period of geostationary satellite is...

A period of geostationary satellite is

A

30 h

B

24 h

C

48 h

D

12 h

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

The correct Answer is:
B
The period of geostationary satellite is same as that of the period of rotation of the earth about its own axis i.e., 24h.
Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • KARNATAKA CET 2013

    KCET PREVIOUS YEAR PAPERS|Exercise Physics|60 Videos

  • KARNATAKA CET 2015

    KCET PREVIOUS YEAR PAPERS|Exercise PHYSICS|60 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

Name the group of geostationary satellites widely used for telecommunication in India. It is an acronym for Indian Satellites.

Find the gravitational potential at the site of a geostationary satellites . Assume the height of the satellite to be 4200 km from the centre of Earth. (Mass of Earth =6.0xx10^(24)kg) .

Calculate the height of a geostationary satellite.

What is the period of revolution of goestationary satellites?

At what distance from the centre of the Earth do all the geostationary satellites orbit?

KCET PREVIOUS YEAR PAPERS-KARNATAKA CET 2014-PHYSICS
  1. A force vec(F)=5 hat(i)+2hat(j)-5hat(k) acts on a particle whose posit...

    Text Solution

    |

  2. What is a period of revolution of earth satellite ? Ignore the height ...

    Text Solution

    |

  3. A period of geostationary satellite is

    Text Solution

    |

  4. What is the source temperature of the Carnot engine required to get 70...

    Text Solution

    |

  5. A 10 kg metal block is attached to a spring of spring constant 1000 N...

    Text Solution

    |

  6. A metallic wire of 1 m length has a mass of 10xx10^(-3)kg. If a tensio...

    Text Solution

    |

  7. A train is approaching towards a platform with a speed of 10 m s^(-1) ...

    Text Solution

    |

  8. A rotating wheel changes angular speed from 1800 rpm to 3000 rpm in 20...

    Text Solution

    |

  9. A flow of liquid is streamline if the Reynold number is

    Text Solution

    |

  10. A pipe of 30 cm long and open at both the ends produces harmonics. Whi...

    Text Solution

    |

  11. Explain anomalous expansion of water

    Text Solution

    |

  12. An aeroplane executes a horizontal loop at a speed of 720 kmph with i...

    Text Solution

    |

  13. A body having a moment of inertia about its axis of rotation equal to ...

    Text Solution

    |

  14. A cycle tyre bursts suddenly. What is the type of this process ?

    Text Solution

    |

  15. An object is placed at 20 cm in front of a concave mirror produces thr...

    Text Solution

    |

  16. A focal length of a lens is 10 cm. What is power of a lens in dioptre?

    Text Solution

    |

  17. A microscope is having objective of focal length 1 cm and eyepiece of ...

    Text Solution

    |

  18. A fringe width of a certain interference pattern is beta=0.002 cm. Wh...

    Text Solution

    |

  19. Diameter of the objective of a telescope is 200 cm. What is the resolv...

    Text Solution

    |

  20. A polarized light of intensity I(0) is passed through another polariz...

    Text Solution

    |