A radar station B situated at the equator observes a satellite A in a circular equatorial orbit

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A radar station B situated at the equator observes a satellite A in a circular equatorial orbit of 200-km altitude and moving from west to east. For the instant when the satellite is 30° above the horizon, determine the difference between the velocity of the satellite relative to the radar station, as measured from a nonrotating frame of reference, and the velocity as measured relative to the reference frame of the radar system.

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Engineering Mechanics Dynamics

ISBN: 9781118885840

8th Edition

Authors: James L. Meriam, L. G. Kraige, J. N. Bolton

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