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A 1000-Kg Satellite in Circular Orbit Around the Earth Is

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A 1000-kg satellite in circular orbit around the Earth is moving at a speed of 7 * 103 m/s.How much work must be done to "raise" the satellite to a higher circular orbit doubling its height above the surface of the Earth?


A) 4.4 * 109 J
B) 2.3 * 1011 J
C) 4.4 * 1011 J
D) 2.4 * 1010 J
E) 4.5 * 1010 J

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