A satellite moves around a planet of mass in an elliptical orbit whose semi-major…

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Problem

A satellite moves around a planet of mass

M

in an elliptical orbit whose semi-major axis is

a

and eccentricity is

e

. Derive an expression for the satellite’s speed at perigee in terms of

G

M

a

, and

e

only.