In a 2-body system, a space craft is in a circular orbit at a fixed radius B (450*10^8) around a central star of mass M (6*10^120) Determine the total energy and angular momentum of the circular orbit. (v/m = -E/m) and angular momentum (l/m) Both of these values are normalised by the mass of the spacecraft.

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  1. In a 2-body system, a space craft is in a circular orbit at a fixed radius B (450*10^8) around a central star of mass M (6*10^120)
    1. Determine the total energy and angular momentum of the circular orbit. (v/m = -E/m) and angular momentum (l/m)
    2. Both of these values are normalised by the mass of the spacecraft.
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