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

Answer: (C)

Solution

Orbital radii: (geostationary, h) and . By Kepler's law,

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