Discussion assignment


 

Read Sir Arthur C. Clarke’s original proposal on Geostationary Satellite Communications by visiting the following website:

The 1945 Proposal by Arthur C. Clarke for Geostationary Satellite Communications (lakdiva.org) (Links to an external site.)

Discuss how Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation can be used to explain the movement of a satellite and how it maintains its orbit. You must provide the necessary equations and examples with calculations.

On a separate post, discuss the following:

Share your opinions on the course and professor’s help, including the topics you enjoyed the most and the least and explain why. Describe how you might use the knowledge learned from this course in your daily life.