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Homework Statement
The space shuttle releases a satellite into a circular orbit 555km above the earth
how fast must the shuttle be moving when release occurs in m/s?
Homework Equations
V= square root ((GM)/r)
r= 555000
G= 6.67 * 10^-11
-mass was not given so I am not sure how to plug it in
-I got that equation but making force of gravity proportional to centripetal force
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