An antenna loosens and becomes detached from a satellite in circular orbit around the earth. Describe the antenna's subsequent motion. If it will land on earth, describe where: if not, describe hw it would be made to land on earth.

to answer the question the antenna would probably burn up in the atmosphere. I have no idea how to get that thing on Earth if it's by itself. Thank you for posting your question here at brainly. I hope the answer will help you. Feel free to ask more questions here.

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Rupicapra Rupicapra · Answer 2 · 2019-12-07T10:58:41+01:00

Answer:

There are two possibilities in the given scenario:

1. Antenna burns in the atmosphere

2. It crashes on Earth's surface

Explanation:

When the antenna detaches from the satellite it will keep moving in the same orbit for some time. Since, there is no controlling mechanism on the antenna there is no way we can control it. So, there are two possibilities in the given scenario:

1. Antenna burns in the atmosphere

2. It crashes on Earth's surface

Initially the antenna will keep moving in the orbit but the gravity pulls everything down including the satellites. Satellites need to raise their orbit continuously to remain in a fixed orbit. Since, antenna doesn't have such mechanism it will start falling towards Earth. It will either burn in the atmosphere or crash anywhere on Earth.