A satellite orbiting above the equator of the earth is geosynchronous if the period is T = 24 hours (in this case, the satellite stays over a fixed point on the equator). Earth has mass M = 5.974 × 1024 kg and radius R x 6371 km. Assume G = 6.673 × 10-1' m³ kg¬' s-'. Use Kepler's Third Law to find the distance a from the center of Earth to the geosynchronous orbit. Compute the altitude h of the orbit above the Earth's surface. (Use decimal notation. Give your answers as a whole number.)

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A satellite orbiting above the equator of the earth is geosynchronous if the period is T = 24 hours (in this case, the satellite
stays over a fixed point on the equator).
Earth has mass M = 5.974 × 1024 kg and radius R x 6371 km.
Assume G = 6.673 × 10-1' m³ kg¬' s-'.
Use Kepler's Third Law to find the distance a from the center of Earth to the geosynchronous orbit.
Compute the altitude h of the orbit above the Earth's surface.
(Use decimal notation. Give your answers as a whole number.)
Transcribed Image Text:A satellite orbiting above the equator of the earth is geosynchronous if the period is T = 24 hours (in this case, the satellite stays over a fixed point on the equator). Earth has mass M = 5.974 × 1024 kg and radius R x 6371 km. Assume G = 6.673 × 10-1' m³ kg¬' s-'. Use Kepler's Third Law to find the distance a from the center of Earth to the geosynchronous orbit. Compute the altitude h of the orbit above the Earth's surface. (Use decimal notation. Give your answers as a whole number.)
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