**Problem 26**Geosynchronous communication satellites remain directly above a single location on the Earth’s equator. This implies their orbital period is the same as the period of Earth’s rotation. How high above the surface of the Earth do these satellites orbit? The mass of the Earth is \(5.97 \times 10^{24}\) kg and the radius is 6370 km.

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Geosynchronous communication satellites remain directly above a single location on the Earth's equator. This implies their orbital period is the as the period of Earth's rotation. How high above the surface of the Earth do these satellites orbit? The mass of the Earth is 5.97 x 1024 kg and the radius is 6370 km.

Geosynchronous communication satellites remain directly above a single location on the Earth's equator. This implies their orbital period is the as the period of Earth's rotation. How high above the surface of the Earth do these satellites orbit? The mass of the Earth is 5.97 x 1024 kg and the radius is 6370 km.

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