A satellite revolves round Earth at an altitude of

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Problem

700\,\text{km}

. Take

G = 6.67\times10^{-11}\,\text{N m}^{2}\!\text{/kg}^{2}

M_{\!E}=5.97\times10^{24}\,\text{kg}

and

R_{\!E}=6.4\times10^{6}\,\text{m}

. The orbital period of the satellite is closest to (a)

150\,\text{min}

(b)

24\,\text{h}

(c)

94\,\text{min}

(d)

85\,\text{min}