Civil Engineering - Applied Mechanics - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Applied Mechanics - Section 2 (Q.No. 1)
1.
The following factor affects the orbit of a satellite up to an altitude of 720 km from the earth's surface
uneven distribution of the gravitational field
gravity of the sun and the moon
aerodynamic forces
none of these.
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Hari Prasanna said:   9 years ago
The gravitational field is even over the earth atmosphere and also earth's gravitational pull plays a major role rather than that of sun and moon.

It all depend on upon the escape velocity and the velocity at which satellite is placed into the orbit.

You can also refer here:-

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/satellite
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