Describe how a satellite is placed into orbit and remains in ...

[FButt]

Describe how a satellite is placed into orbit and remains in orbit around the earth.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Two nonparallel vectors determine a plane. Relative to the plane determined by the position vector where the force is applied and the force vector, in which direction is the torque vector about the origin?
 
  A)
 
  perpendicular to the plane
  B)
 
  in the plane, but perpendicular to both the position vector and the velocity vector
  C)
 
  in the plane, but perpendicular to the velocity vector
  D)
 
  in a direction dependent on the magnitudes of the velocity and position vectors
  E)
 
  in the plane, but perpendicular to the position vector

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Answer to Question 1

A satellite is put into orbit by accelerating it to a sufficiently high tangential speed with the use of rockets. If the speed is too high, the spacecraft will not be confined by the Earth's gravity and will escape, never to return. If the speed is too low, it will return to Earth. If the satellite stopped moving, it would fall directly to Earth.

Answer to Question 2

A

[FButt]

Excellent

[dyrone]

Gracias!