Gravitational acceleration at the earths surface

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Suppose the space shuttle is in orbit 320km from the Earth's surface, and circles the Earth about once every90.9 minutes. Find the centripetalacceleration of the space shuttle in its orbit. Express your answerin terms of g, the gravitational acceleration at the Earth's surface.

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