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A 1000kg satellite travels with an orbital speed of 500 m/s around a planet at an orbital radius of 8000 km . What is the mass of the planet?

Physics for Scientists and Engineers, Technology Update (No access codes included)

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Chapter13: Universal Gravitation

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 13.18P: Io, a satellite of Jupiter, has an orbital period of 1.77 days and an orbital radius of 4.22 105...

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