The International Space Station, which has a mass of 4.71×10⁵ kg, orbits 244 miles above the Earth's surface, and completes one orbit every 91.4 minutes. What is the kinetic energy of the International Space Station in units of GJ (1099 Joules)? (Note: the radius of the Earth : r (Earth} = 3959 miles)

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