A 1000-kg satellite is 3630 km above the surface of the earth. Calculate its orbital velocity. Take the gravitational constant to be 6.67×10−11 N.m2/kg2, and the mass and radius of the earth to be 5.98×1024 kg and 6370 km respectively.
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67 \times 10^{-11} \, \text{N m}^2/\text{kg}^2 \)), - \( M \) is the mass of the Earth (\( 5.98 \times 10^{24} \, \text{kg} \)), - \( r \) is the distance from the center of the Earth to the satellite. Show more…
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