Question
A satellite that is orbiting Earth at an altitude of 600 km. Use a mass of 5.98×1024 kg and a radius of 6.378×106 m for Earth. The magnitude of the satellites acceleration is ___m/s2 [down].
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R_scott
9.81 m/s^2 * [6.378E6 m / (6.378E6 m + 6.00E5 m)]^2