Calculate the orbital speed of the space shuttle


The space shuttle orbited the Earth in a circular orbit with a radius of 200 miles greater than the earth's radius.

A) Compare the length of one space shuttle orbit around the earth in meters.

B) The space shuttle completes one orbit around the earth in 90 minutes. Calculate the orbital speed of the space shuttle in meters per second?

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