A satellite of mass orbits the Earth in a circular orbit
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Problem
A satellite of mass 5M orbits the Earth in a circular orbit. At one point in its orbit, the satellite explodes into two pieces, one of mass M and the other of mass 4M. After the explosion the mass M ends up travelling in the same circular orbit, but in opposite direction. After explosion the mass 4M is :
(A) In a circular orbit
(B) unbound
(C) elliptical orbit
(D) data is insufficient to determine the nature of the orbit.