A weather satellite is carrying meteorological equipment to chart hurricane activity over the course of a year. The equipment weighs 4,800 newtons (N) on the ground. If the weight of a mass at 19,788 km from Earth’s center is only 10% of the weight of the mass on Earth, how much will the weather equipment weigh when the satellite is in space, 19,788 km from Earth’s center?

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joannablackwelder · Answer

Weight in space = weight on earth * .1

joannablackwelder · Answer

And we are given that the weight on earth is 4800 N.