Which of the following factors does NOT affect the orbital period of a satellite?
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Which of the following factors does NOT affect the orbital period of a satellite?
Mass of the satellite
Height of the orbit
Mass of the Earth
Gravitational constant
The mass of the satellite does not affect the orbital period; it is determined by the height of the orbit and the mass of the Earth.
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Q: Which of the following factors does NOT affect the orbital period of a satellite?
Solution: The mass of the satellite does not affect the orbital period; it is determined by the height of the orbit and the mass of the Earth.
Steps: 4
Step 1: Understand what orbital period means. It is the time it takes for a satellite to complete one full orbit around a planet.
Step 2: Identify the factors that affect the orbital period. These include the height of the orbit (how far the satellite is from the Earth) and the mass of the Earth.
Step 3: Recognize that the mass of the satellite itself does not change the time it takes to orbit. This means that whether the satellite is heavy or light, it will still take the same time to orbit if the height and Earth's mass are constant.
Step 4: Conclude that the mass of the satellite is the factor that does NOT affect the orbital period.
