A satellite of mass 500 kg us in an approximately cultist orbit around Earth with a period of 1.5 hours. What is its height h above the Earth’s surface and what is the gravitational potential energy?

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A satellite of mass 500 kg us in an approximately cultist orbit around Earth with a period of 1.5 hours. What is its height h above the Earth’s surface and what is the gravitational potential energy?
A satellite of mass 500 kg is in an approximately circular orbit around Earth with a perrou
height h above the Earth's surface, and what is the gravitational potential energy? The mass of the Earth is ME =
5.97x 1024 kg, and its radius is RE = 6, 380 km. The universal constant of gravity is G = 6.67× 10¬11 N m²/kg².
(A) h=0.22 x 10% m and U = -703 × 1010 J
(B) h= 2.70 × 105 m and U = -2.99 × 1010J
(C) h = 2.70 x 10% m and U = -73.6 × 1010 J
(D) h= 6.33 x 10° m and U = -703 × 1010 J
(E) h = 6.99 × 105 m and U = -28.5 × 1010j
(F) h = 27.0 x 105 m and U = -73.6 × 1010 J
(G) h = 63.8 × 105 m and U = -28.5 x 1010 J
(H) h = 66.4 x 105 m and U = -2.99 x 1010 J
Transcribed Image Text:A satellite of mass 500 kg is in an approximately circular orbit around Earth with a perrou height h above the Earth's surface, and what is the gravitational potential energy? The mass of the Earth is ME = 5.97x 1024 kg, and its radius is RE = 6, 380 km. The universal constant of gravity is G = 6.67× 10¬11 N m²/kg². (A) h=0.22 x 10% m and U = -703 × 1010 J (B) h= 2.70 × 105 m and U = -2.99 × 1010J (C) h = 2.70 x 10% m and U = -73.6 × 1010 J (D) h= 6.33 x 10° m and U = -703 × 1010 J (E) h = 6.99 × 105 m and U = -28.5 × 1010j (F) h = 27.0 x 105 m and U = -73.6 × 1010 J (G) h = 63.8 × 105 m and U = -28.5 x 1010 J (H) h = 66.4 x 105 m and U = -2.99 x 1010 J
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