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Problem
A satellite revolves round Earth at an altitude of
700
km
700\,\text{km}
700
km
. Take
G
=
6.67
×
10
−
11
N m
2
/kg
2
G = 6.67\times10^{-11}\,\text{N m}^{2}\!\text{/kg}^{2}
G
=
6.67
×
1
0
−
11
N m
2
/kg
2
,
M
E
=
5.97
×
10
24
kg
M_{\!E}=5.97\times10^{24}\,\text{kg}
M
E
=
5.97
×
1
0
24
kg
and
R
E
=
6.4
×
10
6
m
R_{\!E}=6.4\times10^{6}\,\text{m}
R
E
=
6.4
×
1
0
6
m
. The orbital period of the satellite is closest to a)
150
min
150\,\text{min}
150
min
b)
24
h
24\,\text{h}
24
h
c)
94
min
94\,\text{min}
94
min
d)
85
min
85\,\text{min}
85
min
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