A satellite to reflect radar is a 2.0-m-diameter, 2.0-mm-thick spherical copper shell. While orbiting the earth, the
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A satellite to reflect radar is a 2.0-m-diameter, 2.0-mm-thick spherical copper shell. While orbiting the earth, the satellite absorbs sunlight and is warmed to 50°C. When it passes into the earth’s shadow, the satellite radiates energy to deep space. The temperature of deep space is actually 3 K, as a result of the Big Bang 14 billion years ago, but it is so much colder than the satellite that you can assume a deep-space temperature of 0 K. If the satellite’s emissivity is 0.75, to what temperature, in °C, will it drop during the 45 minutes it takes to move through the earth’s shadow?
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Physics for Scientists and Engineers A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics
ISBN: 978-0133942651
4th edition
Authors: Randall D. Knight
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