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Alomonger Pete
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A spacecraft (with its cargo, a satellite) is circling the Earth at a
constant speed and an altitude of 600km. The combined mass of the craft and
the satellite is 1.20×10^5 kg (kilograms).
At phi = 0, the captain ejects the 1.10×10^4 kg satellite out the
back. The speed of the satellite relative to the spacecraft at the time of
separation is 100 m/s (meters per second).
When the spacecraft reaches phi = pi, what will its altitude above the
Earth be?
constant speed and an altitude of 600km. The combined mass of the craft and
the satellite is 1.20×10^5 kg (kilograms).
At phi = 0, the captain ejects the 1.10×10^4 kg satellite out the
back. The speed of the satellite relative to the spacecraft at the time of
separation is 100 m/s (meters per second).
When the spacecraft reaches phi = pi, what will its altitude above the
Earth be?