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A 600-kg geosynchronous satellite has an orbital radious of 6.6 Earth radii. What gravitational force does Earth exert on the satellite?

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F=mass*w^2*r

w=2PI/period. Period is 24 hrs, but you need to convert that to seconds. R= 6.6*
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800 newtons

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