Quoting Post Archived Topic: It will not be bumped to the top of the forum. Topic What answer do you get for this? Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] Quote: from [m]Sachacohen2[/m] at 6:11 pm on June 7, 2008[quote]A 1500 Kg space probe is orbiting the Earth at a distance of 25000 Km from the Earth's center. The probe is hit head on by a 1000 kg meteor moving at 1000 kph. After the completely inelastic collision, will the meteorite and crumpled probe will fall together into a lower orbit? Find the radius of a new stable orbit for this wreckage. I got 10000km, is that correct? :confused: [/quote] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post Sachacohen2 Posted at 6:11 pm on June 7, 2008 A 1500 Kg space probe is orbiting the Earth at a distance of 25000 Km from the Earth's center. The probe is hit head on by a 1000 kg meteor moving at 1000 kph. After the completely inelastic collision, will the meteorite and crumpled probe will fall together into a lower orbit? Find the radius of a new stable orbit for this wreckage. I got 10000km, is that correct?

Replies hithere Posted at 6:22 pm on June 7, 2008 i got 70,000 km for the new radius of circular orbit this is what i used... k1Lka Posted at 6:19 pm on June 7, 2008 head on in relation to what? sisof2cnc Posted at 6:15 pm on June 7, 2008 Post from this position was omitted due to content violations All 3 previous replies displayed.