A satellite of mass m takes time t to orbit a planet. if the satellite had twice as much mass, the time for it to orbit the planet would be:

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Isaias Ellison

21 September, 22:57

A satellite of mass m takes time t to orbit a planet. if the satellite had twice as much mass, the time for it to orbit the planet would be:

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Zoie Santana · Answer 1

The time it does not depend on the mass of the object. Start by answering yourself this question: "You are at school and you have two balls of exactly the same shape, one of mass 1 kg and the other one of mass 5 kg. If you drop them simultaneously from a certain height, which one will hit the ground first?"