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प्रश्न
Write functions of Military satellite and Navigational satellite.
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उत्तर
- Military satellite: These satellites collect information for security aspects of the nation.
- Navigational satellite: These satellites help in locating any place on earth’s surface by fixing the location in terms of its precise latitude and longitude.
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What is meant by the orbit of a satellite?
Complete the following table.

Solve the problem.
How much time a satellite in an orbit at height 35780 km above earth's surface would take, if the mass of the earth would have been four times its original mass?
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Name the first artificial satellite sent by Russia in space.
Calculate the critical velocity of the satellite to be located at 35780 km above the surface of earth.
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Observe the figure and write the answers.

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- Which satellites revolve in low earth orbits?
- Which various orbits are given in the figure?
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Write down the formula of orbital velocity.
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Complete the Following table.
| Sr. no. | Type of Satellite | The names of Indian Satellite and launcher |
| (1) | Navigational Satellite | Satellite: ______ |
| Launcher: ______ | ||
| (2) | Earth Observation Satellite | Satellite: ______ |
| Launcher: ______ |
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The orbit of a satellite is exactly 35780 km above the earth's surface and its tangential velocity is 3.08 km/s.
How much time the satellite will take to complete one revolution around the earth?
(Radius of earth = 6400 km.)
