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Class 11 Physics Practice Test: Gravitation - Geostationary and Polar Satellites
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While polar orbits have an inclination of about 90 degrees to the equator, geostationary orbits match the rotation of the Earth.

Class 11 Physics Practice Test: Gravitation - Geostationary and Polar Satellites
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1. Polar satellites are used for high-resolution imaging of the earth’s surface because _____
2. CARTOSAT is a group of geostationary satellites sent up by India.
3. How much is a polar orbit’s inclination with the earth’s equatorial plane?
4. A polar orbit is ideal for a spy satellite.
5. The PSLV rockets of India launch satellites into the high-earth orbit.
6. What is the angular velocity of parking satellites?
7. The height of the geostationary satellites above the earth’s surface is approximately 36,000 km.
8. A geostationary satellite seems to be fixed in the sky because it does not orbit the earth.
9. The radius of orbit of a geostationary satellite is given by _____ (M = Mass of the earth; R = Radius of the earth; T = Time period of the satellite)
10. Polar satellites are high altitude satellites.
11. A geostationary satellite cannot orbit in any plane other than the equatorial plane.
12. A geostationary satellite is orbiting the earth at a height of 4R above the earth’s surface. The time period of another satellite at a height of 2R is _____
13. How much is a polar orbit’s inclination with the earth’s equatorial plane?
14. Every geostationary satellite is a geosynchronous satellite.
15. Most waves used for communication purposes rely on geostationary satellites because _____

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