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You are an astronaut in the space shuttle pursuing a satellitein need of repair. You are in a circular orbit of the same radiusas the satellite (420 km above the Earth), but 24 km behind it.

(a) How long will it take to overtake the satellite if youreduce your orbital radius by 1.0 km?

___________ hr

(b) By how much must you reduce your orbital radius to catch upin 7.0 hours?
___________ m

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a Use the expression V GMr GM r Here r1 6378000 420000 6798000 m r2 r1 1000 6798000 1000 6797000 m r1 260730 r2 260711 now G 667 x 10 11 M 597 1024 GM    See Answer
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