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A communications satellite is to be placed into an equatorial circular orbit around the...

A communications satellite is to be placed into an equatorial circular orbit around the earth so that it always remains directly over a point on the earth's surface. If this requires the period to be 24 hours (approximately), determine the radius of the orbit and the satellite's velocity.

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