In Section 5.4, we showed that the radius of a geosynchronous orbit about the Earth is 4.2
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In Section 5.4, we showed that the radius of a geosynchronous orbit about the Earth is 4.2 × 107 m, compared with the radius of the Earth, which is 6.4 × 106 m. By what factor is the force of gravity smaller when you are in geosynchronous orbit than when you are on the Earth’s surface?
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