a. If an 8,700 kg satellite is orbiting a planet 8430 km away from the midpoint of the planet has a period of 6.8 hrs, find the mass of the planet b. if a 9,230 kg satellite is orbiting a 32,870 kg planet 10,834 km away from the midpoint of the planet, find the period

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