JEE Main Physics question

PhysicsGravitationJEE Main

A geostationary satellite is orbiting the earth at a height above the surface of earth, being the radius of earth. The time period of another satellite at a height of from the surface of earth is

Answer: (D)

Solution

Geostationary orbit radius , h. New orbital radius . By Kepler's third law:

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