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

question 72

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 $\times$ 10^-11 Nm²/kg², Me = 5.98 $\times$ 10²⁴ kg, Re = 6.38 $\times$ 10⁶ m)

• A) 5.01 \(\times\) 10¹¹ J.
• B) 4.92 \(\times\) 10¹¹ J.
• C) 4.75 \(\times\) 10¹¹ J.
• D) 4.02 \(\times\) 10¹¹ J.
• E) 3.85 \(\times\) 10¹¹ J.

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