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OpenStudy (anonymous):

A satellite in a circular orbit just above the surface of the Earth (r = 1 Re) would need 8 km/sec to stay in orbit. If a missile is sent at that same speed straight up, how high will it get?

OpenStudy (jamesj):

Calculate the missile's KE. Then find the height at which the PE is equal to that KE. That will be the maximum height the missile reaches.

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