Circular Orbit of a Spy Satellite: Calculating Altitude and Acceleration

[dvela]

1. A spy satellite is in circular orbit around earth. It makes one revolution in 6.00 h. (a) How high above the Earth's surface is the satellite? (b) What is the satellite's acceleration?

 

[joshmdmd]

all the information required (equations) are found at http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/circles/u6l4c.cfm

all you have to do is plug in the knowns after converting the revolution into period which is in fact just T=21600
G= 6.67E-11
Me=5.97E24