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The Hubble Space Telescope Orbits at an Altitude of 600

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The Hubble Space Telescope orbits at an altitude of 600 km above the Earth's surface. Assuming it is in a stable circular orbit, what is its velocity? For reference, the Earth's radius is 6,400 km and Earth's mass is 6 *1024 kg.


A) 240,000 m/s
B) 7,500 m/s
C) 51,000 m/s
D) 64,000 m/s
E) You also must know the mass of the Hubble Space Telescope to determine its speed.

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