Astronomy A satellite orbiting Earth follows an elliptical path with the center of Earth as one focus. The eccentricity of the orbit is 0.16, and the major axis is 10,440 miles long. (Lesson 10-3)
a. If the mean diameter of Earth is 7920 miles, find the greatest and least distance of the satellite from the surface of Earth.
b. Assuming that the center of the ellipse is the origin and the foci lie on the x-axis, write the equation of the orbit of the satellite.