Question

Equation 6.10,, in your book gives the period of an orbit around the earth as a function of the orbit’s radius. Using this equation answer the following questions.

What is the period of the orbit of the International Space Station given that its altitude above the surface of the earth is 254 miles?

Replacing the mass of the earth with the mass of the sun, and knowing that Saturn has an orbital period of 29 years, use the same equation to calculate the radius of Saturn’s orbit.

Given that Titan orbits Saturn every 16 days and that its orbital radius is 1.221 ∗ 109 ? , use the same equation to find the mass of Saturn.

Answer 1

Use the equation for time period to find the period of orbit of international space station using earth’s mass and radius of orbit of the station.