JEE Main Physics question

Which one of the following statements regarding an artificial satellite of the earth is incorrect? [NDA 1995, MP PMT 2000]

(A)The orbital velocity depends on the mass of the satelliteCorrect
(B)A minimum velocity of 8 km/sec is required by a satellite to orbit quite close to the earth
(C)The period of revolution is large if the radius of its orbit is large
(D)The height of a geostationary satellite is about 36000 km from earth

Answer: (A)

Solution

Orbital velocity depends only on the earth's mass and the orbital radius , never on the satellite's own mass,

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