GATE AE · 2026 · AE
Question 36: Core Topics
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Question 36
AEMCQ2 marksNeeds review
An earth satellite has the instantaneous position vector
and velocity vector
as given below. Here
and
denote the unit vectors along the x and y axes of the perifocal frame, respectively. Assume that the value of gravitational parameter is 398600 km
/s
. Which one of the following trajectories does the satellite follow?
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2026AE
GATE AE 2026 · Paper 1
Aerospace Engineering · Original paper archive
- Section
- Aerospace Engineering
- Question type
- Multiple choice (MCQ)
- Marks
- 2 marks
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