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OpenStudy (babyslapmafro):

Could someone please help me solve the following problem? What is the free fall acceleration of an object at the altitude of the space shuttle's orbit, about 400 km above the earth's surface?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Work out the gravitational acceleration at the altitude and that's the free fall acceleration you want to know.

OpenStudy (compassionate):

Are we assuming no air resistance?

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