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A 345 kg satellite is orbiting on a circular orbit 8955 km above the Earth's surface....

A 345 kg satellite is orbiting on a circular orbit 8955 km above the Earth's surface. What is the gravitational acceleration at the location of the satellite? (The mass of the Earth is 5.97×1024 kg, and the radius of the Earth is 6370 km.)?

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The numerical value of acceleration due to gravity is at a distance d above the surface of the earth is

we substitute all the values in this equation

This is the acceleration due to gravity.

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