In the following problems, except where otherwise indicated, assume that the radius of the earth is 6378 km, the earth’s mass is 5.976(1024) kg, the mass of the sun is 1.99(1030) kg, and the gravitational constant is G = 66.73(10-12) m3/(kg • s2).
The speed of a satellite launched into a circular orbit about the earth is given by Eq. 13-25. Determine the speed of a satellite launched parallel to the surface of the earth so that it travels in a circular orbit 800 km from the earth’s surface.
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