5. A satellite is traveling at 5.1 km/s in circular orbit around Earth. How far is...

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5. A satellite is traveling at 5.1 km/s in circular orbit around Earth. How far is the satellite above the surface of the Earth?

a)2230km b)5460km c)6320km d)7280km e)8930km

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