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A 5,000 Kg Satellite Is Orbiting the Earth in a Circular

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A 5,000 kg satellite is orbiting the Earth in a circular path. The height of the satellite above the surface of the Earth is 800 km800 \mathrm{~km} . The speed of the satellite is (ME=5.98×1024 kg,RE=6.37×106 m,G=6.67×1011\left(\mathrm{M}_{\mathrm{E}}=5.98 \times 10^{24} \mathrm{~kg}, \mathrm{R}_{\mathrm{E}}=6.37 \times 10^{6} \mathrm{~m}, \mathrm{G}=6.67 \times 10^{-11}\right. Nm2/kg2) \left.\mathrm{N} \cdot \mathrm{m}^{2} / \mathrm{kg}^{2}\right)


A) 5,950 m/s5,950 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}
B) 7,460 m/s7,460 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s} .
C) 6,430 m/s6,430 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s} .
D) 5,350 m/s5,350 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s} .
E) 6,830 m/s6,830 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s} .

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