An 8000 Kg Satellite Is Launched from the Surface of the Earth

question 37

Multiple Choice

An 8000 kg satellite is launched from the surface of the Earth and injected into a circular orbit at an altitude of 100 km above the surface of the Earth. The gravitational potential energy of the satellite in the circular orbit is (G = 6.67 × 10⁻¹¹ N·m²/kg², M_E = 5.97 × 10²⁴ kg, R_E = 6.37 × 10⁶ m)

• A) −5.01 × 10¹¹ J.
• B) −4.92 × 10¹¹ J.
• C) −4.75 × 10¹¹ J.
• D) −4.02 × 10¹¹ J.
• E) −3.85 × 10¹¹ J.

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