Calculate the altitude above Earth’s surface at which a satellite must be placed so…

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Calculate the altitude above Earth’s surface at which a satellite must be placed so that its period is 24 h. Take G=6.67×10−11 N m2kg−2G = 6.67\times10^{-11}\,\text{N m}^2\text{kg}^{-2}, ME=6.0×1024 kgM_E = 6.0\times10^{24}\,\text{kg}, RE=6.4×106 mR_E = 6.4\times10^{6}\,\text{m} and T=24 hT = 24\,\text{h}.

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