Find out the speed of the satellite


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Q: A satellite describes an elliptic orbit of minimum altitude 376 mi above the surface of the earth. The semimajor and semiminor axes are 10840 mi and 8670 mi, respectively. Knowing that the speed of the satellite at point
C is 2.97 mi/s, determine

(a) The speed at point A, the perigee,

(b) The speed at point B, theapogee.

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