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ISBN: 9780321976444

Author: James S. Walker

Publisher: PEARSON

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Chapter 12, Problem 31PCE

Predict/Calculate Two satellites orbit the Earth, with satellite 1 at a higher altitude than satellite 2. (a) Which satellite has the greater orbital speed? Explain. (b) Calculate the orbital speed of a satellite that orbits at an altitude of one Earth radius above the surface of the Earth. (c) Calculate the orbital speed of a satellite that orbits at an altitude of two Earth radii above the surface of the Earth.

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