The space shuttle is in a 220-mile-high orbit. a.) What is the shuttle\'s orbita

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The space shuttle is in a 220-mile-high orbit. a.) What is the shuttle's orbital speed? b.) What is the shuttle's orbital period?
The space shuttle is in a 220-mile-high orbit. The space shuttle is in a 220-mile-high orbit. The space shuttle is in a 220-mile-high orbit. The space shuttle is in a 220-mile-high orbit. a.) What is the shuttle's orbital speed? b.) What is the shuttle's orbital period?
a.) What is the shuttle's orbital speed? b.) What is the shuttle's orbital period?
a.) What is the shuttle's orbital speed? b.) What is the shuttle's orbital period?
a.) What is the shuttle's orbital speed? b.) What is the shuttle's orbital period?
a.) What is the shuttle's orbital speed? b.) What is the shuttle's orbital period?
The space shuttle is in a 220-mile-high orbit. a.) What is the shuttle's orbital speed? b.) What is the shuttle's orbital period?

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According to Kepler's third law use equation

T^2 = 4pi^2*r^3/(G(M+m)

with Me and Re this becomes

T = 166*10^-6 (min) *?(h (km) + 6371 km)^3)

T = 166*10^-6*?((220*1.609 + 6371)^3)

T = 166*10^-6*551488 min

T = 91.547 minutes
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speed = 2pir/T

v = 2pi(6 371 000 + 353 980)/(91.547*60)

v = 7692.6 m/s

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