A satellite of mass is travelling in its orbit with a speed of

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Problem

A satellite of mass

500\,\text{kg}

is travelling in its orbit with a speed of

7.5\,\text{km\,s}^{-1}

. A small meteor of mass

50\,\text{kg}

moves past the satellite with a speed of

60\,\text{km\,s}^{-1}

. Compute the magnitude of momentum of each object and state which one has the larger momentum.