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A 590-kg satellite is in a circular orbit about Earth at aheight above Earth equal to Earth's mean radius.

(a) Find the satellite's orbital speed.
m/s

(b) Find the period of its revolution.
h

(c) Find the gravitational force acting on it.
N

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We have the following dataheight 6370 km Earths mean radius 637 x 10 6 mEarths mass M E 598X 10 24 kgEarths radius RE 6370 km 637 x 10 6 mCase bLets obtain first the period of its    See Answer
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