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A250 kg satellite is in near Earth orbit (r - Re ). Find the speed of...

A250 kg satellite is in near Earth orbit (r - Re ). Find the speed of the satellite and the period of its orbit. Find the energy required to bring the satellite from this orbit to an orbit with r : 4RE.

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