Aparticular satellite with a mass of m is put into orbit around ganymede (the largest moon of jupiter) at a distance 300 km from the surface. what is the gravitational force of attraction between the satellite and the moon? (ganymede has a mass of 1.48x1023 kg and a radius of 2631 km.)

3.36m or 1680 N

Explanation:

Given:

Mass of the satellite =m

Mass of the moon Ganymede, M = 1.48 × 10²³ kg

Radius of Ganymede, R = 2631 km

Distance of satellite above the surface of the moon, d = 300 km

According to Universal Gravitational law:

where, G is the gravitational constant, M and m are mass of the objects and (R+d) is the distance between the centers of the objects.

Substitute the values:

If we consider mass of a satellite to be about 500 kg, the gravitational force between the moon and the satellite would be:

the force on the thing and the distance the force moves the thing