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A satellite of mass 5500 kg orbits the Earth (mass = 6.0x10^24 kg) and has a period of 5800 s.
(a) Find the magnitude of the Earth's gravitational force on the satellite.
______N
(b) Find the altitude of the satellite.
_____m
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- SteveLv 79 years agoFavorite Answer
a) Use T² = 4π²R³/GM to find R²; use g = GM/R² and Fg = g*m to find the answer
b) H = R - Re where R is found in (a)
Source(s): Johannes Kepler
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