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Posted by joshua on Thursday, October 28, 2010 at 10:02am.

A satellite has a mass of 5950 kg and is in a circular orbit 3.80 10^5 m above the surface of a planet. The period of the orbit is two hours. The radius of the planet is 4.15 10^6 m. What is the true weight of the satellite when it is at rest on the planet's surface?

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