Watch that satellite being launched!
Classical Mechanics
Level
5
Calculate the work that is done in Joules in launching a satellite of mass 1000 kg into an orbit above the Earth, at an elevation equal to the radius of the Earth?
Details and Assumptions
- Earth’s mass = kg
- Earth’s radius = m
- You may assume that all the work applied to the satellite is transformed into potential energy.
by
Mardokay Mosazghi