For a Satellite in Orbit Around Earth, the Product of Its

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Essay

For a satellite in orbit around Earth, the product of its speed times the distance from the center of Earth has the same value when the satellite is at the perigee, its closest approach to Earth, and at the apogee, its furthest point from Earth. Is the product the same at other points on the orbit?
Why?

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