Question:

A satellite is revolving around the earth in a circular orbit of radius $4$ times that of the parking orbit. The time period of the satellite is :

Updated On: Jul 27, 2022
  • 16 day
  • 2 day
  • 4 day
  • 8 day
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The Correct Option is D

Solution and Explanation

Applying Keplers law $T \propto r^{3 / 2}$ We know that time period of parking orbit is 1 day (given: $T_{s}=r$ parking orbit) Hence, $\frac{T_{s}}{T_{\text {parking }}}=\left(\frac{4 r_{\text {parking ortit }}}{r_{\text {parkhing orbit }}}\right)^{3 / 2}$ $=(4)^{3 / 2}=8$ $T_{s}=8 \times T_{\text {parking }}$ $=8 \times 1=8$ days
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Concepts Used:

Keplers Laws

Kepler’s laws of planetary motion are three laws describing the motion of planets around the sun.

Kepler First law – The Law of Orbits

All the planets revolve around the sun in elliptical orbits having the sun at one of the foci.

Kepler’s Second Law – The Law of Equal Areas

It states that the radius vector drawn from the sun to the planet sweeps out equal areas in equal intervals of time.

Kepler’s Third Law – The Law of Periods

It states that the square of the time period of revolution of a planet is directly proportional to the cube of its semi-major axis.

T2 ∝ a3