Question:

A remote-sensing satellite of earth revolves in a circular orbit at a height of 0.25×106 m above the surface of earth. If earth’s radius is 6.38×106 m and g=9.8ms-2, then the orbital speed of the satellite is

Options :

  • (a) 5.86 kms^-1
  • (b) 9.13 kms^-1
  • (c) 6.67 kms^-1
  • (d) 7.76 kms^-1

Answer :

(d) 7.76 kms-1

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