A space shuttle which moves in a circular orbit around the earth at a height h 150 mi above its surface must have a speed of 17,369 mi/hr. Calculate the gravitational acceleration g for this altitude. The mean radius of the earth is 3959 mi. (Check your an- swer by computing g from the gravitational lawg = %3D R gol4 R+h, where go 32.22 ft/sec from Table D/2 in Appendix D.)

A space shuttle which moves in a circular orbit around the earth at a height h 150 mi above its surface must have a speed of 17,369 mi/hr. Calculate the gravitational acceleration g for this altitude. The mean radius of the earth is 3959 mi. (Check your an- swer by computing g from the gravitational lawg = %3D R gol4 R+h, where go 32.22 ft/sec from Table D/2 in Appendix D.)

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