Question: Problems 1 & 2 ( 1 0 points ) An old communications satellite will be decommissioned, and replaced with a newer model that has less

Problems 1 & 2
(10 points) An old communications satellite will be decommissioned, and replaced with a newer model that has less mass. The newer model will be put into orbit at the same radius as the older model. The older model had a mass of 120 kg, and the new model has a
mass of 100 kg.
How will the speed between the two models compare if they are both orbiting Earth?
1. A The newer model will have to be moving at the same speed.
The newer model will have to be moving slower.
The newer model will have to be moving faster.
D None of these are correct.
(5 points)
The radius of the Earth is 6.37 x 10^6 m and the mass of the Earth is 5.9710^24 kg.
If the newer model is moving at a speed of 7450 m/s, how high above the surface of the Earth is it orbiting?
2. A 1x105m
B 4x 105m
None of these.
D 8x 105m
@ 2x105m

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