7.Gravitation
medium

What is binding energy of satellite ? Write its equation.

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Solution

The minimum amount of energy required for a satellite to escape from earth's gravitational influence is called binding energy of satellite.

Total energy of satellite is $-\frac{\mathrm{GM}_{\mathrm{E}} m}{2 r}$. At infinity distance total energy is zero. To move the satellite to infinity we have to supply minimum positive energy of $+\frac{\mathrm{GM}_{\mathrm{E}} m}{2 r}$.

This is binding energy of satellite.

Binding energy of satellite,

$=\frac{\mathrm{GM}_{\mathrm{E}} m}{2 r}$ where $r=\mathrm{R}_{\mathrm{E}}+h$

Standard 11
Physics

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