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

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A 5,000 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 ×\times 1024 kg, Re = 6.37 ×\times 106 m, G = 6.67 ×\times 10-11 N.m2/kg2)


A) 8.29 ×\times 107 m.
B) 6.35 ×\times 107 m.
C) 3.59 ×\times 107 m.
D) 2.95 ×\times 107 m.
E) 1.40 ×\times 107 m.

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