You MUST show all of your work in order to receive full points. Due No LATER tha

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You MUST show all of your work in order to receive full points. Due No LATER than Wednesday - October 24th at 11am. Geosynchronous Satellites In this age of Information it is imperative that we be able to maintain constant communications with different parts of the world. In order to do this we use satellites placed in orbit with a broad range of area over which they can transmit and receive signals. As satellites orbit the Earth they are in constant motion. To ensure that we never lose contact with some of our satellites they are placed in a Geosynchronous orbit. There is a delicate balance between the pull of gravity and the uniform circular motion of the satellites. As it turns out there is only ONE possible combination of Altitude and Speed for a Geosynchronous satellite that will work. Your job is to calculate each one using the knowledge you have gained from class. You may have to look up a few values and/or definitions. Solve for the Speed of a satellite in Geosynch

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in a geostationary satellite the gravity (G mearth)/r^2 = v^2/r (contripetal) and the velocity is (circumference of orbit = 2 pie r )/time(24 hours) = 2 pie r /24hours. using these both you can solve the values you have to show the work

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