A geostationary satellite is orbiting the earth at a height of 6
above the surface of the earth; R being the radius of the earth. What will be the time period of another satellite at a height 2.5 R from the surface of the earth?
a)
b)
c)
d)
A geostationary satellite is orbiting the earth at a height of 6 above the surface of the earth; R being the radius of the earth. What will be the time period of another satellite at a height 2.5 R from the surface of the earth?
a)
b)
c)
d)
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A geostationary satellite is orbiting the earth at a height of 6 above the surface of the earth; R being the radius of the earth. What will be the time period of another satellite at a height 2.5 R from the surface of the earth?
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Answer Key / Explanation : (a) -
(a)
According to Kepler’s law of periods
-major axis]
Here, in case I 
as satellite is 6R above the earth and for a geostationary satellite T = 24 h
Similarly for case II
Dividing Eq. (i) by Eq. (ii), we get
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