clear format compact % period of the Earth rotation, in seconds T = 24*3600; % angular frequency of Earth's rotation, in radians per second Om = 2*pi/T; % radius of the Earth, in meters R = 6.4e6; % acceleration of gravity at the Earth surface, in m/s^2 g = 9.8; % The radius of the satelite's orbit, in meters r0 = (g*R^2/Om^2)^(1/3) % rr = R/r0 % The maximal value of the tension per density tpr = g*R*(1.0 - rr) - 1/2*Om^2*R^2*(1.0/rr^2 - 1.0) % Tensile strength for steel, in Pa st = 4.e6; % density of steel, in kg/m^3 rho = 8.0e3; available = st/rho