Explorer 1

Orbital
Heigh
t
Orbital Period
114.8 min
1958
 Orbital Height
FDetermine
= ma orbital
v 2 height from
Fc = m2v 2 a known orbital
M1 ⋅ m2period
a= r (114.8rmin). FG = G r2

dt 2 ∏r
v= =
T
m2 m v 2 M1 ⋅ m 2
r
2
= G
Fc r 2

v = G ⋅ M1
2
FG r
M1
4∏ r = G ⋅ M1
2 2

T2 r
 Orbital Height
m2 4∏ r
2 2 = G ⋅ M1
T 2 r
Fc 4∏ r = T G M1
2 3 2

FG r = GM1T2
3
M1 4∏2

GM1T 2
r= 3
4∏2
√
Explorer 1
Orbital Height
orbital period - 114.8 min
T = 114.8 min GM1T 2
r= 3
4∏2
√
T = 6888 sec
Nm 2 (6888 s) 2

r =3 6,67⋅10 2 (5,98⋅10 kg)

-11 24
kg 4∏2
√
= 7 830 km
rr = 7,83
= RE + ⋅ 106
m
RE = 6 371 h = 1 455 km
h km
 Orbital Height
Explorer 1 r = 7,830 km
T = 114.8 min T = 1.91 hrs

m2 d
v= t
Fc 2∏⋅7830 km
v = 2∏ r
= 1.91 h
FG
T
M1 v = 25,757 km/h
v = 7.15 km/s
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