A space transportation vehicle releases a 470-kg communications satellite while in a circular orbit 280 km above the surface of the Earth. A rocket engine on the satellite boosts it into a geosynchronous orbit. How much energy does the engine have to provide for this boost?

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A: the formula for kinetic energy can be represented by  K.E = 12m.v2 where m= mass of body (1kg) v =…

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Q: A 5,000 kg satellite is orbiting the Earth in a geostationary orbit. The height of the satellite…

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Q: A meteoroid is heading directly to the Earth. The speed of the meteoroid is 2000 m/sec when it is at…

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Q: You are a visitor aboard the New International Space Station, which is in a circular orbit around…

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Q: A 1500 kg satellite is in a stable orbit at an altitude of 4.0 × 10 5 m above Earth's surface. What…

A: SOlution: Given that m =1500 kg h= 4.0 × 10 5 m Mearth = 5.97x1024 kg rearth = 6.4x106 m

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