A 960-kg satellite orbits the Earth at a constant altitude of 95-km. (a) How much energy must...

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A 960-kg satellite orbits the Earth at a constant altitude of95-km.

(a) How much energy must be added to the system to move thesatellite into a circular orbit with altitude 193 km?


(b) What is the change in the system's kinetic energy?

(c) What is the change in the system's potential energy?

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