A 1 048-kg satellite orbits the Earth at a constant altitude of 101-km. (a) How much energy...

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A 1 048-kg satellite orbits the Earth at a constant altitude of101-km.

(a) How much energy must be added to the system to move thesatellite into a circular orbit with altitude 208 km?
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(b) What is the change in the system's kinetic energy?
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(c) What is the change in the system's potential energy?
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To solve these problems we need to determine velocity ofsatellite in a circular orbit which can be obtained fromequationwhere G is gravitational constant and its value is M is the mass of Earth which    See Answer
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