A 1 036-kg satellite orbits the Earth at a constant altitude of 110-km. (a) How much...

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A 1 036-kg satellite orbits the Earth at a constant altitude of110-km. (a) How much energy must be added to the system to move thesatellite into a circular orbit with altitude 194 km? MJ? (b) Whatis the change in the system's kinetic energy? MJ? (c) What is thechange in the system's potential energy? MJ?

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