Paul M. answered • 12/05/19
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The circumference of the orbit is 2*7578*π.
The linear speed is the circumference divided by 100.
Alicia G.
asked • 12/05/19Linear speed in kilometers per minute
a satellite in circular orbit 1200 kilometers above earth makes one complete revolution every 100 minutes.assuming that earth is a sphere of radius 6378 kilometers, what is the linear speed (in kilometers per minute) of the satellite?
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