The formula is:
\[ F_c = F_g \]
\[ \frac{mv^2}{r} = \frac{GmM}{r^2} \]
where \( m \) is the mass of the satellite (848 kg), \( v \) is the orbital speed (5240 m/s), \( r \) is the radius of the orbit, \( G \) is the gravitational constant (6.674 × 10^-11 N
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