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    How Much Energy Is Needed to Launch a Satellite into Orbit?

    Homework Statement How much energy is required to launch a 200 kg satellite from the surface of the Earth into a circular orbit with radius 8.0 * 10^6 m? G=6.67*10^-11 Homework Equations Ep= -GMm/r The Attempt at a Solution I calculated the gravitational potential energy of...