A 5.00 × 102-kg communications satellite is to be placed into a circular geosynchronous orbit around Earth. (A geosynchronous satellite remains in the same relative position above Earth because it has a period of 24.0 h, the same as that of Earth's rotation on its axis.)

A 5.00 × 102-kg communications satellite is to be placed into a circular geosynchronous orbit around Earth. (A geosynchronous satellite remains in the same relative position above Earth because it has a period of 24.0 h, the same as that of Earth's rotation on its axis.)

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A 5.00 × 102-kg communications satellite is to be placed into a circular geosynchronous
orbit around Earth. (A geosynchronous satellite remains in the same relative position above
Earth because it has a period of 24.0 h, the same as that of Earth's rotation on its axis.)

(d) How much work must the launch rocket do on the satellite to place it into orbit?
(e) Once in orbit, how much additional energy would the satellite require to escape from
Earth's potential well?

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