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(a) What is the period of the spacecraft's orbit about the Earth? Given: A spacecraft of...

(a) What is the period of the spacecraft's orbit about the Earth?

Given: A spacecraft of 130 kg mass is in a circular orbit about the Earth at a height h = 3RE.

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