Planet and Satellite - NEET Physics Chapterwise MCQs & PYQs

NEET Planet and Satellite MCQs & PYQs

Question 31:

easy

A ball is dropped from a spacecraft revolving around the earth at a height of $120\text{ km}$. What will happen to the ball?

(1996)

When a ball is dropped from a spacecraft, it possesses the same orbital velocity as the spacecraft. Therefore, it continues to move with the same speed along the original orbit.