The period of rotation of the moon is about 27 days 8 hours


the period of rotation of the moon is about 27 days, 8 hours. The mass of the moon is 7.35x10^22 kg, and the radius of the moon is 1.74x10^6 m. I wish to place a synchronous (period of orbit = period of the moons rotation) satellite in orbit about the moon.

A) Find the radius of the satellites orbit.

B) Find the height of the satellite above the moons surface.

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