Multiple Choice
A satellite is in circular orbit at an altitude of 1500 km above the surface of a nonrotating planet with an orbital speed of 9.2 km/s.The minimum speed needed to escape from the surface of the planet is 14.9 km/s,and G = 6.67 × 10-11 N • m2/kg2.The orbital period of the satellite is closest to
A) 72 min.
B) 65 min.
C) 58 min.
D) 51 min.
E) 44 min.
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