A satellite at an altitude proper to make one revolution per day around the center of Earth

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A satellite at an altitude proper to make one revolution per day around the center of Earth will have for an excellent approximation of its projection on Earth of its path the curve


where R is the radius of Earth. Sketch the path of the projection.

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Basic Technical Mathematics

ISBN: 9780137529896

12th Edition

Authors: Allyn J. Washington, Richard Evans

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