A geostationary satellite orbits around the Earth in a circular orbit of radius 36,000 km

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Problem

A geostationary satellite orbits around the Earth in a circular orbit of radius 36,000 km. Then, the time period of a spy satellite orbiting a few hundred km above the Earth's surface (Rearth=6400R_{earth} = 6400 km) will approximately be : (A) 0.5 h (B) 1 h (C) 2 h (D) 4 h

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