A satellite is projected into space with a velocity v0 at a distance r0 from the center
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A satellite is projected into space with a velocity v0 at a distance r0 from the center of the earth by the last stage of its launching rocket. The velocity v0 was designed to send the satellite into a circular orbit of radius r0. However, owing to a malfunction of control, the satellite is not projected horizontally but at an angle α with the horizontal and, as a result, is propelled into an elliptic orbit. Determine the maximum and minimum values of the distance from the center of the earth to the satellite.
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Vector Mechanics for Engineers Statics and Dynamics
ISBN: 978-0073212227
8th Edition
Authors: Ferdinand Beer, E. Russell Johnston, Jr., Elliot Eisenberg, William Clausen, David Mazurek, Phillip Cornwell
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