Geostationary Satellite around Earth Model
Geostationary Satellite around Earth Model
Activity J by lookang
show an understanding of geostationary orbits and their application
drag around the sim to find the position of Singapore.
reset the sim
select from the drop down menu "Geostationary near sg"
observe the position of the satellite and the yellow line draw down
perpendicular to the surface of the Earth surface towards the center of
the Earth's core.
Describe what you observe in terms of the
a ) time taken to rotate one full revolution
b) direction of rotation
c) angular velocity of satellite
d) relative position from the Earth surface.
reset the sim or select another menu
you may explore "Geostationary near Africa"
you may explore "Geostationary near America"
check if the sim is correct for each case.
select "Non-geostationary due to direction"
explain if this orbit motion is
i) possible?
ii) geostationary about Earth, if not, explain why clearly in terms of
a) period b)rotation spin direction c) in the plane of equator.
select "Non-geostationary due to angular speed"
explain if this orbit motion is
i) possible?
ii) geostationary about Earth, if not, explain why clearly in terms of
a) period b)rotation spin direction c) in the plane of equator.
select "Non-Geostationary generally"
explain if this orbit motion is
i) possible?
ii) geostationary about Earth, if not, explain why clearly in terms of
a) period b)rotation spin direction c) in the plane of equator.
select "Unlikely Orbits"
explain if this orbit motion is
i) possible? if not, explain why clearly.
ii) geostationary about Earth, if not, explain why clearly in terms of
a) period b)rotation spin direction c) in the plane of equator.
Credits:
The Geostationary Satellite around Earth Model was created by created
by
lookang (based on a earlier model Francisco Esquembre http://www.phy.ntnu.edu.tw/ntnujava/index.php?topic=1830.0)
by
using
the
Easy Java Simulations (EJS) version 4.3.6 authoring and
modeling tool. An applet version of this model is available on the NTNU
website . Shout our thanks
to the Ejs community namely, Francisco Esquembre , Fu-Kwun Hwang and
Wolfgang Christian for their professional learning community support.
You can examine and modify this compiled EJS model if you run the model
(double click on the model's jar file), right-click within a plot, and
select "Open EJS Model" from the pop-up menu. You must, of course, have
EJS installed on your computer. Information about EJS is available at: http://www.um.es/fem/Ejs/
and in the OSP comPADRE collection http://www.compadre.org/OSP/.