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Solve the Problem T=1436.8T = 1436.8 Minutes Calculate the Semimajor Axis of the Satellite

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Solve the problem.
-The orbit of a satellite has a period of T=1436.8T = 1436.8 minutes. Calculate the semimajor axis of the satellite. (Earth's mass =5.975×1024 kg= 5.975 \times 10 ^ { 24 } \mathrm {~kg} and G=6.6720×1011Nm2 kg2\mathrm { G } = 6.6720 \times 10 ^ { - 11 } \mathrm { Nm } ^ { 2 } \mathrm {~kg} ^ { - 2 } ) .


A) 2.751×106 km2.751 \times 10 ^ { 6 } \mathrm {~km}
B) 2751 km2751 \mathrm {~km}
C) 4.217×107 km4.217 \times 10 ^ { 7 } \mathrm {~km}
D) 42,170 km42,170 \mathrm {~km}

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