The shuttle orbiter A is in a circular orbit of altitude 200 mi, while spacecraft B is in a geosynchronous circular orbit of altitude 22,300 mi. Determine the acceleration of B relative to a nonrotating observer in shuttle A. Use g₀ = 32.23 ft/sec² for the surface-level gravitational acceleration and R = 3959 mi for the radius of the earth.

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y |A B.--- 200 mi 22,300 mi Problem 2/199