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A 5,000 kg5,000 \mathrm{~kg} Satellite Is Orbiting the Earth in a Geostationary Orbit

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A 5,000 kg5,000 \mathrm{~kg} satellite is orbiting the Earth in a geostationary orbit. The height of the satellite above the surface of the Earth is (ME=5.98×1024 kg,RE=6.37×106 m,G=6.67×1011 Nm2/kg2) \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} \mathrm{~N} \cdot \mathrm{m}^{2} / \mathrm{kg}^{2}\right)


A) 8.29×107 m8.29 \times 10^{7} \mathrm{~m} .
B) 2.95×107 m2.95 \times 10^{7} \mathrm{~m} .
C) 1.40×107 m1.40 \times 10^{7} \mathrm{~m}
D) 3.59×107 m3.59 \times 10^{7} \mathrm{~m} .
E) 6.35×107 m6.35 \times 10^{7} \mathrm{~m} .

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