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Question 1

Several artificial satellites orbit the Earth. Table 1 lists some data for three different satellites.

SatelliteUseHeight above Earth's surface (km)Speed (km/s)Period (minutes)Revolutions per day
Tiangongspace station3907.6892.1915.62
Hubblestellar observation5407.5995.3515.10
SentinelEarth observation8107.48
a.

Calculate the period of the Sentinel satellite in minutes.

[radius of the Earth=6371 km][\text{radius of the Earth} = 6371 \text{ km}][radius of the Earth=6371 km]

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b.

Calculate the number of revolutions per day for the Sentinel satellite.

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