Satellites: a Satellite That Weighs 4900 N on the Launchpad

question 11

Essay

Satellites: A satellite that weighs 4900 N on the launchpad travels around the earth's equator in a circular orbit with a period of 1.667 h. The earth's mass is 5.97 × 10²⁴ kg, its equatorial radius is 6.3 × 10⁶ m, and G = 6.67 × 10^-11 N ∙ m²/kg².
(a) Calculate the magnitude of the earth's gravitational force on the satellite.
(b) Determine the altitude of the satellite above the Earth's SURFACE

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