Home
Class 11
PHYSICS
An artificial satellite is orbiting arou...

An artificial satellite is orbiting around the earth with the speed of `4 km s^(-1)` at a distance of `10^4` km from the earth. Calculate its centripetal acceleration.

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

The correct Answer is:
`1.6 ms^(-2)`
`a=v^(2)//r =(4 xx 10^(3))^(2)//10^(7) = 1.6 ms^(-2)`
Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • CIRCULAR MOTION

    ICSE|Exercise MODULE 1 (FROM BANKING OR RAILS AND ROADS)|13 Videos

  • CIRCULAR MOTION

    ICSE|Exercise MODULE 2 (CONCEPTUAL SHORT ANSWERS QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS)|14 Videos

  • CIRCULAR MOTION

    ICSE|Exercise MODULE 1 (FROM ANGULAR VELOCITY)|4 Videos

  • COMPETITION CARE UNIT

    ICSE|Exercise OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS FROM PREVIOUS IAS EXAMINATIONS |50 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

An artificial satellite is in an elliptical orbit around the earth with aphelion of 6R and perihelion of 2R where R is radius of the earth =6400 km . Calculate the eccentricity of the elliptical orbit.

An artificial satellite is moving in a circular orbit around the earth with a speed equal to half the magnitude of escape velocity from the earth. (i) Determine the height of the satellite above the earth's surface. (ii) If the satellite is stopped suddenly in its orbit and allowed to fall freely onto the earth, find the speed with which it hits the surface of the earth.

An artificial satellite is moving in a circular orbit around the earth with a speed equal to half the magnitude of escape velocity from the earth. (i) Determine the height of the satellite above the earth's surface. (ii) If the satellite is stopped suddenly in its orbit and allowed to fall freely onto the earth, find the speed with which it hits the surface of the earth.

An artificial satellite is moving in circular orbit around the earth with speed equal to half the magnitude of escape velocity from the surface of earth. R is the radius of earth and g is acceleration due to gravity at the surface of earth (R = 6400km) Then the distance of satelite from the surface of earth is .

A satellite is orbiting the earth, if its distance from the earth is increased, its

An artificial satellite is moving in a circular orbit around the earth with a speed equal to 3//8 times of th emagnitude of escape velocity from the earth. If the satellite is stopped suddely in its orbit and allowed to fall freely onto the earth, then the speed with whcih it hits the surface of the earth is (take g = 10 m//s and R_(e ) = 6400 km )

An artificial satellite is moving in a circular orbit around the earth with a speed equal to half the magnitude of escape velocity from the earth. The height of the satellite above the surface of the earth is x R. Find the value of x.

An artificial satellite is moving in a circular orbit around the earth with a speed equal to half the magnitude of escape velocity from the surface of earth. R is the radius of earth and g is acceleration due to gravity at the surface of earth. (R=6400 km). The time period of revolution of satellite in the given orbit is

An artificial satellite is moving in a circular orbit around the earth with a speed equal to half the escape velocity from the earth of radius R. The height of the satellite above the surface of the earth is

A satellite is revolving around the earth. Ratio of its orbital speed and escape speed will be.

ICSE-CIRCULAR MOTION -MODULE 1 (FROM CENTRIPETAL FORCE)
  1. An aircraft executes a hrorizontal loop of radius 1 km with a steady s...

    Text Solution

    |

  2. A stone tied to the end of the string 100 cm long is whirled in a hori...

    Text Solution

    |

  3. An artificial satellite is orbiting around the earth with the speed of...

    Text Solution

    |

  4. A body of mass 0.5 kg is whirled with a velocity of 2 ms^(-1) using 0...

    Text Solution

    |

  5. A stone of mass 100 g tied to the end of a string 80 cm long is whirle...

    Text Solution

    |

  6. A string 1 m long can just support a weight of 16 kg. Amass of 1 kg is...

    Text Solution

    |

  7. A car is moving with a velocity V. The car driver sees a truck at rest...

    Text Solution

    |

  8. A long playing record revolves with a speed of 33 (1/4) rev/min. and h...

    Text Solution

    |

  9. A 70 kg man stands in contact against the wall of a cylindrical drum o...

    Text Solution

    |

  10. You may have seen in a circus a motorcyclist driving in a vertical loo...

    Text Solution

    |

  11. A stone of mass 0.3 kg tied to the end of a string in a horizontal pla...

    Text Solution

    |

  12. What is the minimum velocity with which a body of mass m must enter a...

    Text Solution

    |

  13. A small mass m starts from rest and slides down the surface of a frict...

    Text Solution

    |

  14. A spring of force constant 1200 Nm^(-1) is mounted on a horizontal tab...

    Text Solution

    |

  15. A particle describes a horizontal circle on the smooth surface of an i...

    Text Solution

    |

  16. A stone tied to the end of a string 80 cm long is whirled in a horizon...

    Text Solution

    |

  17. A mass is tied to a, string 1 m long and rotated in a horizontal circl...

    Text Solution

    |

  18. A sphere of mass 20 g is whirled around in a horizontal circular path ...

    Text Solution

    |

  19. A bridge over a canal is in the form of an arc of a circle of radius 2...

    Text Solution

    |

  20. An earth satellite revolves in a circular orbit at a height of 300 km ...

    Text Solution

    |