Multiple Choice
An 825-kg space vehicle is circling Earth in a circular orbit with a radius of 10,300 km. Its orbit is to be changed to a larger circle with a radius of 17,400 km. How much energy is required to accomplish this? The mass of Earth is 5.97 × 1024 kg and G = 6.67 x 10-11 N·m2/kg2.
A) 1.00 × 109 J
B) 1.30 × 1010 J
C) 6.51 × 109 J
D) 4.45 × 109 J
E) 4.50 × 1010 J
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