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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?

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?

a)

b)

c)

d)

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Answer Key : (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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a) a natural number                                      b) an integer and not a natural number

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