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A satellite is held in orbit that is 310 km above the surface of the Earth by a gravitational force of magnitude 14,637 N. Given that the mass of the Earth is 6×1024 kg, its radius is 6,360 km, and the universal gravitational constant is 6.67×10 -11 N⋅m2/kg2, determine the mass of the satellite.
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