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Course: AP®︎/College Physics 1 > Unit 4

Lesson 4: Newton's law of gravitation
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AP®︎/College Physics 1
Uniform circular motion and gravitation
Newton's law of gravitation
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Gravity and orbits

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Problem

A satellite of mass m orbits Earth at a radius R and speed v0 as shown below. An aerospace engineer decides to launch a second satellite that is double the mass into the same orbit. The mass of Earth is M.
What is the speed v of the heavier satellite in terms of v0?
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