A satellite orbiting Earth has a tangential velocity of 5000 m/s Earth’s mass is 6 times 10 to the 24th power kilograms and its radius is 6 point 4 times 10 to the 6th power m Which is the distance of the satellite from Earth?

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A satellite orbiting Earth has a tangential velocity of 5000 m/s Earth’s mass is 6 times 10 to the 24th power kilograms and its radius is 6 point 4 times 10 to the 6th power m Which is the distance of the satellite from Earth?

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