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Grade 12General Physics

a satellite is orbiting a planet at aconstant height in circular orbit vif the mass of the planet is reduced to half the satellite would escape from the planet why

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8 Years agoGrade 12
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8 Years ago
Due to the low attractive(gravitational field) of the planet on satellite the satellite will escape off from its stationary orbit...