A satellite is in Earth orbit with an altitude at perigee of 500 km and an altitude at apogee of 700 km.

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A satellite is in Earth orbit with an altitude at perigee of 500 km and an altitude at apogee of 700 km.

What is the semimajor axis of the orbit?

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elliptic orbit of satelite ae Apogee Perigee a Centre of the earth At perigee and apogee the altitude of the satelite is 500k

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