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Problem
A satellite of mass
1000
kg
1000\,\text{kg}
1000
kg
revolves in a circular orbit
500
km
500\,\text{km}
500
km
above the Earth’s surface. Given
R
E
=
6.4
×
10
6
m
R_E = 6.4\times10^{6}\,\text{m}
R
E
=
6.4
×
1
0
6
m
,
M
E
=
6.0
×
10
24
kg
M_E = 6.0\times10^{24}\,\text{kg}
M
E
=
6.0
×
1
0
24
kg
and
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
, calculate its total mechanical energy.
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