Determine the satellites height


A 238.56 kg satellite is geosynchronous orbit around the Earth stays over the same spot and takes 24 hours to make one revolution. Given the following data, determine the satellite's height above the surface of the Earth. G = 6.67 x 10-11 Nm2/kg2, mass of Earth = 5.98 x 1024 kg, radius of Earth = 6.38 x 106 m.

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