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Homework Statement
The polar-orbiting environmental satellites (POES) and some military satallites orbit at a much lower level in order to obtain more detailed information. POES complete an Earth orbit 14.1 times per day. What are the orbital speed and the altitude of POES?
T = 1.7 h
G = 6.67x10^-11
M Earth = 5.98x10 ^24
Homework Equations
The international space station orbits at an altitude of approximately 226km. What is its orbital speed and period?
The Attempt at a Solution
What i tried to do was,
R^3 = (G)(M Earth)
T^2 _____4π^2