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OpenStudy (anonymous):

What would be the orbital speed and period of a satellite in orbit 1.02 ✕ 10^8 m above the Earth?

OpenStudy (mrdoe):

calculate the force of gravity at this distance, then (assuming constant distance from earth), the centripetal force must be equal to the force of gravity, and then use the velocity and circumference of such an orbit to find the period

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