The following statements refer to man-made,artificial satellites in orbit around the Earth.Which one is true?

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C) is correct because, according to Kepler's laws of planetary motion, the period of a satellite (the time it takes to complete one orbit) increases with the size of its orbit. Specifically, the square of the orbital period is proportional to the cube of the semi-major axis of the orbit. This means that a satellite in a larger circular orbit (which is a special case where the semi-major axis is the radius of the orbit) will indeed have a longer period of revolution than a satellite in a smaller orbit.

The Following Statements Refer to Man-Made,artificial Satellites in Orbit Around