The terms like Kepler’s laws, satellite orbits, geosynchronous orbit, geostationary orbit, polar orbit, PSLV, GSLV, etc. keep on appearing in the news columns whenever there is a satellite launch. So I thought it is better to keep all the related concepts in one place. Kepler's laws of planetary motion (applicable to satellites also) Kepler’s First Law: The orbit of … [Read more...]