A 320-kg satellite is in orbit around the Earth 16 000 km above the Earth's surface. (a)

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A 320-kg satellite is in orbit around the Earth 16 000 km above the Earth's surface.
(a) What is the weight of the satellite when in orbit?
(b) What was its weight when it was on the Earth's surface, before being launched?
(c) While it orbits the Earth, what force does the satellite exert on the Earth?
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Physics

ISBN: 978-0077339685

2nd edition

Authors: Alan Giambattista, Betty Richardson, Robert Richardson

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