Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
A group of students from COEP Pune sent a small satellite _______ through ISRO in 2016.
Options
Luna 6
Apollo 6
Swayam
Param
Advertisements
Solution
A group of students from COEP Pune sent a small satellite Swayam through ISRO in 2016.
RELATED QUESTIONS
Why are geostationary satellites not useful for studies of polar regions?
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?
If the height of a satellite completing one revolution around the earth in T seconds is h1 meter, then what would be the height of a satellite taking \[2\sqrt{2} T\] seconds for one revolution?
Considering first correlation, complete the second.
Hubble telescope : At 569 km above the earth’s surface
Orbit of Hubble telescope : .............................
Mahendra and Virat are sitting at a distance of 1 metre from each other. Their masses are 75 kg and 80 kg respectively. What is the gravitational force between them? G = 6.67 x 10-11 Nm2/kg2
The function of a satellite launcher is based on Newton's second law of motion.
What is Medium Earth Orbit?
Distinguish between:
High Earth orbit - Medium Earth orbit.
Observe the figure and write the answers.

- Name the outer orbit.
- Which satellites revolve in low earth orbits?
- Which various orbits are given in the figure?
- Give an example of a launch vehicle based on Newton’s third law.
Note the relationship between the entries in all the three columns in the table and rewrite the table.
| Column-1 (Location) |
Column-2 Height from the earth’s surface (km) |
Column-3 g (m/s2) |
| Earth’s surface (average) | 8.8 | 0.225 |
| Mount Everest | 36.6 | 9.81 |
| The highest height ever reached by man made balloon | 400 | 9.8 |
| Orbit of spacecraft | 35700 | 9.77 |
| Orbit of communication satellite | 0 | 8.7 |
Write a note on orbital velocity
What is microgravity?
The orbital velocity of the satellite depends on its ______.
Geostationary satellites are not useful for studies of the polar region.
Write the name of small satellite made by a group of students from COEP (College of Engineering, Pune) sent to the space through ISRO in 2016.
Complete the following equations:

