Session Date
Lesson Topic
Satellite motion
Lesson Outline
Outline the path taken by an object when dropped from a height straight up, then with a small horizontal force, then with a larger horizontal force, and finally with a very large force. Note the elliptical path. Determine, using free fall formula, the distance traveled at each pathway in 1 sec. Determine a circular orbit will occur when the velocity is greater than 8000 m/sec. Show that the Earth curves by 5m every 8000 meters. A velocity great enough to overcome gravity and create a satellite, must be at least 8000k/sec.
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Lesson Comments
HW questions were e mailed back to me
Session Hours
0.75
Hours Attended
0.75
Entry Status
Review Status
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