Determine the height above Earth’s surface at which a satellite must orbit so that it…

PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Gravitation · Gravitation

Problem

Determine the height above Earth’s surface at which a satellite must orbit so that it completes one revolution in exactly

12\,\text{h}

. (Use

M_{\oplus}=6.0\times10^{24}\,\text{kg}

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

and

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