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...cylindrical satellite!? To get a flat, uniform cylindrical satellite spinning at the correct rate, engineers fire four tangetnial rockets as shown below:
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If the satellite has a mass of 3340 kg, a radius of 4.1 m, and the rockets each add a mass of 205 kg. What is the required steady force of each rocket if the satellite is to reach 27 rpm in 5.5 min, starting from rest?
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http://img8.imageshack.us/content.php?page=done&l=img8/4492/83717.jpg&via=mupload
If the satellite has a mass of 3340 kg, a radius of 4.1 m, and the rockets each add a mass of 205 kg. What is the required steady force of each rocket if the satellite is to reach 27 rpm in 5.5 min, starting from rest?
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