The oldest artificial satellite in orbit is Vangaurd I, launched March 3, 1958. Its mass is 1.60 kg. In its initial orbit its minimum distance from the center of the Earth was 7.02 Mm and its speed at this perigee point was 8.23 km/s.
a) Decide its period.
b) Find the semi main axis of its orbit.
c) Discover the total energy of the satellite-Earth system.
d) Find the magnitude of the angular momentum of the satellite.
e) Find its speed at apogee and its maximum (apogee) distance from the center of the Earth.