Physics, Books a la Carte Edition (5th Edition)

5th Edition

ISBN: 9780134020853

Author: James S. Walker

Publisher: PEARSON

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Chapter 12, Problem 3PCE

A communications satellite with a mass of 520 kg is in a circular orbit about the Earth. The radius of the orbit is 35,000 km as measured from the center of the Earth. Calculate (a) the weight of the satellite on the surface of the Earth and (b) the gravitational force exerted on the orbiting satellite by the Earth.

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