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Solve the Problem T=93.11\mathrm { T } = 93.11 Minutes Calculate the Semimajor Axis of the Orbit

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-The orbit of a satellite had a period of T=93.11\mathrm { T } = 93.11 minutes. Calculate the semimajor axis of the orbit. (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) 6805 km6805 \mathrm {~km}
B) 4.440×104 km4.440 \times 10 ^ { 4 } \mathrm {~km}
C) 6.805×106 km6.805 \times 10 ^ { 6 } \mathrm {~km}
D) 444 km444 \mathrm {~km}

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