Estimate the potential energy associated with the satellite

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A satellite has a mass of 105 kilogram and is placed at 1.98 x 10⁶ meter above the surface of Earth.

(a) Find the potential energy associated with the satellite at this location?

(b) Find the magnitude of the gravitational force on the satellite?

Reference no: EM13669400

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