A communications satellite is to be placed in a geo- stationary orbit. (a) What must the period and orientation of the orbit be? (b) What is the radius of the orbit? (c) If a radio signal is sent to the satellite from a transmitter at latitute 45°N, what is the shortest time taken for its reflection to reach the Earth?

A communications satellite is to be placed in a geo- stationary orbit. (a) What must the period and orientation of the orbit be? (b) What is the radius of the orbit? (c) If a radio signal is sent to the satellite from a transmitter at latitute 45°N, what is the shortest time taken for its reflection to reach the Earth?

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

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