A 4.6 kg rocket is launched directly upward from Earth at 9.00 km/s (E 6.67 x...

 

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A 4.6 kg rocket is launched directly upward from Earth at 9.00 km/s (E 6.67 x 10-N m/kg) = 6.38 x 106m, mE = 5.98 x 1024 kg, G = a) What altitude above Earth's surface does the rocket reach? b) What is the binding energy at that altitude? A 4.6 kg rocket is launched directly upward from Earth at 9.00 km/s (E 6.67 x 10-N m/kg) = 6.38 x 106m, mE = 5.98 x 1024 kg, G = a) What altitude above Earth's surface does the rocket reach? b) What is the binding energy at that altitude?