A satellite with a geostationary orbit travels at a constant speed of 1676401km/h if it takes the satellite 24 hours to revolve around the earth once what is the distance of the path the satellite travels

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Zion Johnston

Physics

2 March, 22:07

A satellite with a geostationary orbit travels at a constant speed of 1676401km/h if it takes the satellite 24 hours to revolve around the earth once what is the distance of the path the satellite travels

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Paityn · Answer 1

This "1676401km/h" can't be right. A geostationary satellite orbits at 3.07 km/s, or 11,052 km/h.

Okay, the problem is done like this:

2*pi*D = speed * 24 h, if you plug your 1676401km/h:

2pi*D = 1676401*24 - - - > D = 6,403,365 km

But again you should make sure what the speed is in the statement. Best!