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Name: Mechanical Energy of a Satellite in Circular Orbit
Category: Circular Motion & Gravity
Date Added: 2018-03-04
Submitter: Flipping Physics

The mechanical energy of a satellite in circular orbit is solved for in terms of universal gravitational potential energy. And the velocity of the satellite is compared to escape velocity.
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Content Times:
0:14 Types of mechanical energy of a satellite
1:21 Solving for the velocity of a satellite in circular orbit
2:34 Solving for the mechanical energy of a satellite
3:31 Comparing satellite velocity to escape velocity

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Mechanical Energy of a Satellite in Circular Orbit

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