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• Calculate the critical velocity (vc) of the satellite to be located at 2000 km above the surface of the earth.
• Fill in the blanks:i. A man-made object revolving around the earth in a fixed orbit is called …………ii. Chandrayaan-I discovered the presence of ………….. on the moon.iii. Apart from launching a satellite around the earth, India has been able to launch a satellite around ……………iv. All satellites work on …………… energy.v. ……………. are used to carry and place a satellite in a specific orbit.vi. USA has developed ……………. as an alternative to space launch vehicles.vii. Hubble telescope is a ………….. satellite.viii. ……………. executed the first ever mission to the moon in the world.ix. ………… executed the first manned mission to the moon in the world.
• What is a High Earth Orbit satellite?
• Which factor decides the orbit of a satellite?
• i. IRNSS : Direction showing satellite :: INSAT :…………ii. Hubble telescope : 569 km high from the earth’s surface :: Revolving orbit of Hubble telescope :……….
• What is a launch vehicle?
• Which type of telescopes are orbiting around the earth? Why is it necessary to put them in space?
• Where from does it come to mobile towers?
• Where does the signal to your TV set come from?
• What are different objects in the Solar system?