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Earth's orbital velocity is about 29 km/s and that maintains its nearly circular orbit. Suppose we...

Earth's orbital velocity is about 29 km/s and that maintains its nearly circular orbit. Suppose we had a spacecraft following Earth in its orbit, and we applied a rocket to speed it to 35 km/s. Assume the thrust is entirely in the plane of the orbit, so the spacecraft stays in the same plane as Earth's orbit. What happens?

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Since the spacecraft's velocity is greater than the earth's orbital velocity it leaves the earth's gravitational field and goes off into interplanetary space.

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