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Problem 13a
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On July 15, 2004, NASA launched the Aura spacecraft to study the earth’s climate and atmosphere. This satellite was injected into an orbit 705 km above the earth’s surface. Assume a circular orbit. (a) How many hours does it take this satellite to make one orbit?

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