The period of a satellite in a circular orbit around a planet is independent of
The period of a satellite in a circular orbit around a planet is independent of
radius of its orbit
both the mass and radius of the orbit
The mass of the satellite
neither the mass of the satellite nor the radius of its orbit.
The period of a satellite in a circular orbit around a planet is independent of
The period of a satellite is given by
$T=\frac{\text { circumference of orbit }}{\text { or bital velocity }}$
$T=\frac{2 \pi r}{\sqrt{\frac{r M}{r}}}=2 \pi \times \sqrt{\frac{r^{3}}{G M}}$
where, $M$ is the mass of the planet, $r$ is the radius of the orbit and $G$ is the gravitational constant.
Thus, the period of a satellite in a circular orbit around a planet depends on the radius of the orbit and the mass of the planet about which it is revolving. Thus, it is independent of the mass of the satellite.
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