A 5,000 Kg Satellite Is Orbiting the Earth in a Circular

question 56

Multiple Choice

A 5,000 kg satellite is orbiting the Earth in a circular path. The height of the satellite above the surface of the Earth is 800 km. The angular speed of the satellite as it orbits the Earth is (M_E = 5.98 × 10²⁴ kg, R_E = 6.37 × 10⁶ m, G = 6.67 × 10⁻¹¹ N·m²/kg²)

• A) 9.50 × 10⁻⁴ rad/s.
• B) 1.04 × 10⁻³ rad/s.
• C) 1.44 × 10⁻³ rad/s.
• D) 1.90 × 10⁻³ rad/s.
• E) 2.20 × 10⁻³ rad/s.

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