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An 8000 kg8000 \mathrm{~kg} Satellite Is Launched from the Surface of the Earth and the Earth

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An 8000 kg8000 \mathrm{~kg} satellite is launched from the surface of the Earth and injected into a circular orbit at an altitude of 100 km100 \mathrm{~km} above the surface of the Earth. The gravitational potential energy of the satellite in the circular orbit is (G=6.67×1011 Nm2/kg2,ME=5.97×1024 kg,RE=6.37×106 m) \left(\mathrm{G}=6.67 \times 10^{-11} \mathrm{~N} \cdot \mathrm{m}^{2} / \mathrm{kg}^{2}, \mathrm{M}_{\mathrm{E}}=5.97 \times 10^{24} \mathrm{~kg}, \mathrm{R}_{\mathrm{E}}=6.37 \times 10^{6} \mathrm{~m}\right)


A) 5.01×1011 J-5.01 \times 1011 \mathrm{~J} .
B) 4.75×1011 J-4.75 \times 1011 \mathrm{~J} .
C) 4.02×1011 J-4.02 \times 1011 \mathrm{~J} .
D) 4.92×1011 J-4.92 \times 1011 \mathrm{~J} .
E) 3.85×1011 J-3.85 \times 1011 \mathrm{~J}

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