Answer to Question #189274 in Physics for Tristan

Question

1. A satellite whose orbit has deteriorated falls though the atmosphere and lands in the ocean.  Ignoring air resistance, calculate the kinetic energy of the 2550 kg satellite if it doesn’t burn up and it splashes down in the ocean at a speed of 26 km/s, and use this to determine the altitude of the satellite’s orbit that it falls from.

Answer 1

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