Calculate the Speed of a Satellite Moving in a Stable Circular Orbit

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Homework Statement
Calculate the speed of a satellite moving in a stable circular orbit about the Earth at a height of 4870 km.
Relevant Equations
v = ? m/s
V = ? m/s V = D/T V = Square root (6.67 * 10^-11)(m)/r
 
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Jade_lowe said:
Homework Statement:: Calculate the speed of a satellite moving in a stable circular orbit about the Earth at a height of 4870 km.
Relevant Equations:: v = ? m/s

V = ? m/s
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