Half the period of the earths rotation about its own axis

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At what height h above the Earth will a satellite moving in a circular orbit have half the period of the Earth's rotation about its own axis? (The mass of the Earth is 5.97 10²⁴ kg, and the period of the Earth's rotation is 86400 s.)

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