Whit is the orbital speed of the space station

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The international space station is orbiting at an altitud of 370km above earth's surface. The mass of the earth is 6x10^24kg and the radius of the earth is 6378km.

a.) Assuming a circular orbit, what is the period of the space station?

b.) Assuming a circualr orbit, whit is the orbital speed of the space station?

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