Question: A satellite must move in the equatorial plane of the Earth close to its surface either in the Earth's rotation direction or against it. Find

A satellite must move in the equatorial plane of the Earth close to its surface either in the Earth's rotation direction or against it. Find how many times the kinetic energy of the satellite in the latter case exceeds that in the former case (in the reference frame fixed to the Earth).

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