Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Satellite question with collision?

Two satellites have mistakenly been put in identical Earth orbits of radius R. Satellite A with m m is orbiting clockwise while satellite B with m 2m is orbiting counterclockwise. The two satellites have a head-on collision and move as one after the collision. In terms of the given quantities, what orbit radius would the collided objects have to possess in order to move in a circular path?

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