passing perigee. Question 11 (5 points) Why is Kepler's Second Law, the radial line from the Sun to the planet sweeps out equal areas during equal time intervals, important to our understanding of orbital mechanics for satellites orbiting Earth? O When applied to objects orbiting the Earth, this law demonstrates that the orbit of a satellite is an ellipse, with the Earth as its focus. O When applied to objects orbiting the Earth, this law demonstrates that the speed of an orbiting object will increase or decrease as its distance from the Earth decreases or increases. When applied to objects orbiting the Earth, this law demonstrates that the speed of an orbiting objects remain constant throughout elliptical orbits. When applied to objects orbiting the Earth, this law demonstrates the relationship between the period of the orbit and the size of the orbit