The radius of the Earth R_{E} = 6.378 * 10 ^ 6 m and the acceleration due to gravity at its surface is 9.81m / (s ^ 2) Calculate the altitude above the surface of earth in meters , at which the acceleration due to gravity is g= 1.2 m/s^2

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