Find the magnitude of centripetal acceleration of satellite

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The Hubble Telescope orbits the earth in a near circular orbit of about 585 km above the Earth's surface. The period of the motion is 96.2 min.

(a) What is the speed of the satellite?

m/s

(b) What is the magnitude of the centripetal acceleration of the satellite?

m/s2

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