When a Satellite Is near Earth, Its Orbital Trajectory May $V$

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When a satellite is near Earth, its orbital trajectory may trace out a hyperbola, a parabola, or an ellipse. The type of trajectory depends on the satellite's velocity $V$ in meters per second. It will be hyperbolic if $V > \frac { k } { \sqrt { D } }$ , parabolic if $V =$ $\frac { k } { \sqrt { D } }$ , and elliptical if $V < \frac { k } { \sqrt { D } }$ , where $k = 2.82 \times 10 ^ { 7 }$ is a constant and $\mathrm { D }$ is the distance in meters from the satellite to the center of Earth. Solve the problem.
-When a certain satellite was at a maximum distance of 61.7 × 106 m from Earthʹs center, it had a velocity of 5668 m per sec. Determine the shape of its trajectory.

• A) parabolic
• B) hyperbolic
• C) elliptical

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