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Suppose a satellite travels at a speed of 12560 mph about a planet having planetary radius equal to 4000 miles. assuming the satellite makes one full revolution about the planet every 3 hours, find the height of the satellite.

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The perimeter of the planet is = 2*pi*4000 = 25120 (miles).
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