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An earth-orbiting satellite has a perigee radius of 6,500 km and a perigee speed of 1.2...

An earth-orbiting satellite has a perigee radius of 6,500 km and a perigee speed of 1.2 times the escape velocity. Find the true anomaly and the distance from the earth center 18 hours after passing through perigee.

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