GATE GG-1 · 2021 · GG - G1
Question 55: Earth and planetary system
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Question 55
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A satellite orbits the earth at an altitude of 700 km on the equatorial plane of the earth and it revolves in the same direction as the direction of rotation of the earth. Considering the radius of a spherical earth as 6300 km and the acceleration due to gravity as 10 m/s², the tangential velocity of the satellite in the orbit is ______ km/s. [round off to 2 decimal places]
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2021GG - G1
GATE GG-1 2021 · Paper 1
Geology and Geophysics · Original paper archive
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- Numerical answer (NAT)
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- 2 marks
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