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Grade 9General Physics

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What is the orbital velocity for close to earth orbits ? What is the % increase in velocity required for such a satellite to escape ?

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9 Years agoGrade 9
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Profile image of Vikas TU
9 Years ago
Velocity would be =>
v = 2*pi*r/T
r is the length of the semi mjor or minor axis.
Hence close to the earth r would be more and velocity would be high than at the farthest distance.