A space ship of mass 2 × 10 4 kg is launched into a circular orbit close to the earth surface. The additional velocity to be imparted to the space ship in the orbit to overcome the gravitational pull

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A space ship of mass 2 × 10 4 kg is launched into a circular orbit close to the earth surface. The additional velocity to be imparted to the space ship in the orbit to overcome the gravitational pull will be (if g = 10 m s - 2 and radius of earth = 6400 km ):

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The orbital velocity of satellite is v o r b = G M R The escape velocity is v e s c = 2 G M R Hence, the additional velocity required is Δ v = v e s c - v o r b = 2 G M R - G M R = ( 2 - 1 ) G M R = ( 2 - 1 ) g R = ( 2 - 1 ) 10 × 6400 × 10 3 = 8 ( 2 - 1 ) km s - 1

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