A satellite is moved slowly from a lower circular orbit to a higher circular orbit…

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Problem

A satellite is moved slowly from a lower circular orbit to a higher circular orbit around Earth, both manoeuvres being carried out so that its speed is negligible at the start and at the finish of the transfer. What is the sign of the work that an external agent must do on the satellite during this process? (a) Positive (b) Negative (c) Zero (d) Depends only on the mass of the satellite

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