BEACHBOARD ENGR 370 Sec 02 1577 Astronautics & Space Content Dropbox Quizzes Onl

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BEACHBOARD ENGR 370 Sec 02 1577 Astronautics & Space Content Dropbox Quizzes Online Rooms P Log Midterm-Q1 - Quiz : 166:39:00 Guadalupe Gonzalez: Attempt 4 ns Quiz ons Note: It is recommended that you save your response as you complete each question. Question 1 (2 points) A Titan IV rocket has put your spacecraft in a circular orbit around Earth at an altitude of 260 km. Calulate the force due to gravitational attraction between the Earth and the spacecraft in N if the moss of the spacecraft is 2100 kg Your Answer: nse ed Answer tem Save Go to Submit Quiz Status arted msi

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gravitational Force (F) = G M m /(R +h)^2

H is altitude of titan

M is mass of earth

m is mass of titan

R is radius of earth

F = 6.67* 10*-11 * 5.972* 10^24 * 2100 /( 6371000 + 260000)^2

F = 19024.22 N

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