Fill in the blank and explain the statement. Critical velocity does not depend on the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . of the satellite.

Fill in the blank and explain the statement. Critical velocity does no

1.	Fill in the blank and explain the statement. Critical velocity does not depend on the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . of the satellite.
Answer» SOLUTION :1.The satellite is GIVEN a specific velocity known as the critical velocity ( `v_c`) in a tangential direction to the orbit because of which the satellite starts revolving around the earth. 2. We KNOW by formula for Critical velocity `(v_c ) =sqrt((GM)/(R+h))` Here, in this formula we can see that the critical velocity depends on mass of the earth (M), gravitation CONSTANT (G), radius of earth (R) and radius (h) of the orbit of satellite. 3. Hence, critical velocity does not depend on the mass of satellite.