A spaceship of mass is launched into a circular orbit close to the earth surface. The additional velocity to be imparted to the spaceship in the orbit to overcome the gravitational pull will be (if and radius of earth )
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)✓ Correct
- (D)
Answer: (C)
Solution
The orbital velocity is and the escape velocity is . The additional velocity needed is . Substituting m/s² and km: km/s.
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