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A Satellite Is in a Circular Orbit About the Earth

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A satellite is in a circular orbit about the Earth at a distance of d = 5 times the Earth's radius above the surface.What is the speed of the satellite? (The radius of the Earth is 6.4 × 106 m. )


A) 4.2E+2 m/s
B) 1.3E+5 m/s
C) 3.2E+3 m/s
D) 3.3E+6 m/s

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