Q. The period of a satellite in orbit depends on

किसी उपग्रह की कक्षा में रहने की अवधि निर्भर करती है

Its mass
इसका द्रव्यमान

Earth’s mass
पृथ्वी का द्रव्यमान

Orbit radius
कक्षा त्रिज्या

Satellite shape
सैटेलाइट आकार

The period $T$ of a satellite depends on the radius of its orbit $r$ according to:

T \propto r^{3/2}

It is independent of the satellite’s mass.

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