Force of Gravity on Satellite

$F = (-mu* "m" )/r^2$

Enter a value for all fields

The Force of Gravity on a Satellite equation computes the gravitational force exerted on a satellite by the mass of the Earth at a specific distance. /attachments/4ac9bab1-e2fe-11e3-b7aa-bc764e2038f2/ForceofGravityonSatellite-illustration.png Force of Gravity on a Satellite It uses the Earth Gravitational Constant, $mu$ .

INPUTS

The inputs are:

m - mass of the satellite
r - distance between satellite and the center of Earth's mass