NASA launches a satellite into orbit at a height above the surface of the Earth equal to the Earth's mean radius. The mass of the satellite is 470 kg. (Assume the Earth's mass is 5.97 x 1024 kg and its radius is 6.38 x 106 m.) (a) How long, in hours, does it take the satellite to go around the Earth once? h (b) What is the orbital speed, in m/s, of the satellite? m/s (c) How much gravitational force, in N, does the satellite experience? N

NASA launches a satellite into orbit at a height above the surface of the Earth equal to the Earth's mean radius. The mass of the satellite is 470 kg. (Assume the Earth's mass is 5.97 x 1024 kg and its radius is 6.38 x 106 m.) (a) How long, in hours, does it take the satellite to go around the Earth once? h (b) What is the orbital speed, in m/s, of the satellite? m/s (c) How much gravitational force, in N, does the satellite experience? N

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