The rocket is traveling in free flight along an elliptical trajectory A'A. The planet has no atmosphere, and its mass is k times that of the earth’s. If the rocket has an apoapsis and periapsis as shown in the figure, determine the speed of the rocket when it is at point A.

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Units used: Mm = 10³ km Given: k = 0.70 a = 6 Mm b = 9 Mm r = 3 Mm Me = 5.976 x 1024 kg A b A