Eighth
Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Dynamics
Sample Problem 12.9
SOLUTION:
Trajectory of the satellite is described by
1 GM
2 C cos
r h
Evaluate C using the initial conditions
at = 0.
A satellite is launched in a direction
Determine the maximum altitude by
parallel to the surface of the earth
finding r at = 180o.
with a velocity of 36,900 km/h at an
altitude of 500 km. With the altitudes at the perigee and
apogee known, the periodic time can
Determine:
be evaluated.
a) the maximum altitude reached by
the satellite, and
b) the periodic time of the satellite.
GM gR 2 9.81m s 2 6.37 106 m 2
398 1012 m3 s 2
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Eighth
Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Dynamics
Sample Problem 12.9
Determine the maximum altitude by finding r1
at = 180o.
1 GM 398 1012 m3 s 2 9 1
2 C
65.3 10
r1 h 2 2 m
70.4 m s
r1 66.7 106 m 66700 km
max altitude 66700 - 6370km 60300 km
2 ab 2 36.8 106 m 21.4 106 m
h 70.4 109 m 2 s
12 DYNAMICS
Ferdinand P. Beer
E. Russell Johnston, Jr. Kinetics of Particles:
Energy and Momentum
Lecture Notes:
J. Walt Oler Methods
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