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Homework Statement
A spy satellite is in circular orbit around Earth. It makes one revolution in 6.00 hours.
(a) How high above Earth's surface is the satellite?
________ km
(b) What is the satellite's acceleration?
________ m/s2
Homework Equations
GMm/r^2 = m(v^2/r)
The Attempt at a Solution
I don't understand how you find these answers if you don't have the mass of the satelite.