An 825-Kg Space Vehicle Is Circling Earth in a Circular

question 45

Multiple Choice

An 825-kg space vehicle is circling Earth in a circular orbit with a radius of 10,300 km. Its orbit is to be changed to a larger circle with a radius of 17,400 km. How much energy is required to accomplish this? The mass of Earth is 5.97 × 10²⁴ kg and G = 6.67 x 10^-11 N·m²/kg².

• A) 1.00 × 10⁹ J
• B) 1.30 × 10¹⁰ J
• C) 6.51 × 10⁹ J
• D) 4.45 × 10⁹ J
• E) 4.50 × 10¹⁰ J

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