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Nafis Ahmad posted an Question
April 08, 2020 • 18:12 pm 30 points
  • IIT JAM
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A satellite is in elliptical orbit about the earth (radius = 64000 km). at perigee it has an altitude o 1100 km and at the apogee its altitude is 4100 km. the m

A satellite is in elliptical orbit about the earth (radius = 64000 km). At perigee it has an altitude o 1100 km and at the apogee its altitude is 4100 km. The major axis of the orbit is at the distano (A) (C) 12. (B) (D) 18,000 km 10,400 kmn 5,200 km 11,600 km

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    Ruby negi Best Answer

    we have to include R(radius of earth) to calculate total apogee and perigee.

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    do we have to calculate eccentricity ...or directly adding A +P as mentioned in attachment is enough...???

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    yeah , you can do it by adding also, it's upto you, answer will always be same..

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    no need to calculate eccentricity

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    Nafis ahmad

    i have got the answer as 5200 km but in book it is given 18000km which is correct also plz mention the step

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