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Bashyboy
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Homework Statement
An artificial satellite circles the Earth in a circular orbit at a location where the acceleration due to gravity is 6.32 m/s^2. Determine the orbital period of the satellite [in minutes].
Homework Equations
[itex]g= G \frac{M_E}{r^2}[/itex] Solving for [itex]r[/itex], and G is a constant
[itex]T^2=K_sr^3[/itex] Solving for T, and [itex]K_s[/itex] is a constant.
The Attempt at a Solution
Solving the first equation for [itex]r[/itex], I obtain the value of [itex]6.30440 \cdot 10^{13}~m[/itex]; and substituting this value into the second equation, I get an orbital period of [itex]1.24 \cdot 10^{21} min[/itex] (this value has been converted from seconds to minutes). However, this isn't the correct. What did I do incorrectly?