Suppose that humans have created a colony outside of our solar system on a planet called Wfirst21. Wfirst21 has a mass of 1.45×1025 kg and a day that lasts 24.1 h (which defines the rotational period of the planet). The colony is located on the planet's equator. The colonists set up a communications satellite which orbits Wfirst21. The satellite has a circular orbit that keeps it positioned directly above the colony. Calculate the radius

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Suppose that humans have created a colony outside of our solar system on a planet called Wfirst21. Wfirst21 has a mass of 1.45×1025 kg and a day that lasts 24.1 h (which defines the rotational period of the planet). The colony is located on the planet's equator.

The colonists set up a communications satellite which orbits Wfirst21. The satellite has a circular orbit that keeps it positioned directly above the colony.

Calculate the radius ?r of the satellite's orbit in kilometers.

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