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Okay nevermind on this, I just realized that I was also given the equation for the radius of a circular orbit (r = G (mass Earth / v 2)), and everything fits when I plug it into that equation.

Homework Statement "The Space shuttle is located in a low orbit at a distance of 1.6 x 10^5 m above the surface of the earth. If gravity is the only force acting on the shuttle, what is the shuttle's speed while in this orbit?" Variables: Shuttle Velocity = ? r = 1.6e5 + 6.38e6...