Trying to find orbital radius of a satellite

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SUMMARY

The orbital radius of a geostationary satellite is established at 4.23 × 104 kilometers, which corresponds to a period equal to the Earth's daily rotation. For a system of 15 satellites to pass over a fixed point on Earth 14 times daily, the orbital radius must be recalculated. The smaller of the two calculated radii will be the practical solution. The key equations involved are V = √(Gmearth/r) and T = 2πr/v.

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Homework Statement



A geostationary satellite in orbit around the Earth has a period identical to that of the Earth's daily rotation; the radius of such an orbit is 4.23 \times 10^4 kilometers. A system of satellites is proposed such that 15 satellites are in orbit at the same radius and each passes over a point fixed on the Earth 14 times per day (the times will be evenly spaced). What will be the orbital radius of each satellite? There will be two such radii; only the smaller will be practical.

Homework Equations



V = [tex]\sqrt{}Gm(earth)/r[/tex]
T = 2pir/v

The Attempt at a Solution



I tried finding what the current speed would be, but I got a larger value. I'm assuming the speed has to be 14 times what it originally is. I don't know where to begin!
 
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Rather than thinking what the speed should be, try to figure out what either the angular speed or the orbital period should be.
 

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