Grade 10General Physics
Consider a condition of solar eclipse.At a particular instant a geostationary satellite is in the line segment joining earth ,moon and sun and it is nearly 36000km away from earth .It will have definitly the gravitational pull of earth but gravitational pull of moon (less) and gravitational pull of sun in the direction opposite to pull by earth . Geostationary satellite is moving in a specific elliptical orbit with respect to earth. So at this position will there be a net external torque which can derail the satellite ?
if yes, please prove with suitable description.
If no, why?
Consider a condition of solar eclipse.At a particular instant a geostationary satellite is in the line segment joining earth ,moon and sun and it is nearly 36000km away from earth .It will have definitly the gravitational pull of earth but gravitational pull of moon (less) and gravitational pull of sun in the direction opposite to pull by earth . Geostationary satellite is moving in a specific elliptical orbit with respect to earth. So at this position will there be a net external torque which can derail the satellite ?
if yes, please prove with suitable description.
If no, why?
