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An Earth satellite has a semi-latus rectum (p) altitude of 7400 km. When the satellite is...

An Earth satellite has a semi-latus rectum (p) altitude of 7400 km. When the satellite is at its semi-latus rectum, it has a velocity of 6.5 km/s.

Find the orbit's semi major axis.

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