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(a) Find the kinetic energy of a 1518 kg satellite in acircular orbit about the

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Question

(a) Find the kinetic energy of a 1518 kg satellite in acircular orbit about the Earth, given that the radius of the orbitis 12,600miles.         J? (b) How much energy is required to move this satellite to acircular orbit with a radius 4 times the originalorbit?         J? (a) Find the kinetic energy of a 1518 kg satellite in acircular orbit about the Earth, given that the radius of the orbitis 12,600miles.         J? (b) How much energy is required to move this satellite to acircular orbit with a radius 4 times the originalorbit?         J?

Explanation / Answer

            As we know that

                                F    = m a