Calculate the work required to lift a package from Earth’s surface to an altitude of

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Problem

Calculate the work required to lift a

10\,\text{kg}

package from Earth’s surface to an altitude of

500\,\text{km}

. Take

R_E = 6.4\times10^{6}\,\text{m}

M_E = 6.0\times10^{24}\,\text{kg}

and

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