A communications satellite remains stationary at an altitude of 22,500 mi over a point on Earths equator.
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A communications satellite remains stationary at an altitude of 22,500 mi over a point on Earth’s equator. It therefore rotates once each day about Earth’s center. Its velocity is constant, but the horizontal and vertical components, vH and vV, of the velocity constantly change. Show that the equation relating vH and vV (in mi/h) is that of a circle. The radius of Earth is 3960 mi.
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Basic Technical Mathematics
ISBN: 9780137529896
12th Edition
Authors: Allyn J. Washington, Richard Evans
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