A satellite with mass 848 kg is in a circular orbit with an orbital speed of 9640
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A satellite with mass 848 kg is in a circular orbit with an orbital speed of 9640 m/s around the earth. What is the new orbital speed after friction from the earth’s upper atmosphere has done -7.50 × 109 J of work on the satellite? Does the speed increase or decrease?
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University Physics with Modern Physics
ISBN: 978-0133977981
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Authors: Hugh D. Young, Roger A. Freedman
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