Question

The period of revolution of a satellite is ______.

Options

• independent of mass of a satellite

• independent of radius of planet

• independent of height of the satellite from the planet

• dependent on the mass of a satellite

Answer 1

The period of revolution of a satellite is independent of mass of a satellite.

Explanation:

`T=2pisqrt(r^3/"GM"),  `It is independent of the mass of satellite.