Satellites that orbit at an altitude of 438 mil above the surface of earth are called sun-synchronous because the position directly below the satellite is always at the same time of day. Given their altitudes, what must be their periods of revolution?

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Centripetal Force

A particle, body, object or certain mass while travelling in a rotational path or semicircular path, experiences an inertia force. If that inertia force pulls the towards the inward of the imaginary circle in the rotation, it is termed as centripetal force.