A satellite is to be placed in equatorial geostationary orbit around the earth for communication purpose.…

A satellite is to be placed in equatorial geostationary orbit around the earth for communication purpose. The height of such satellite is $\left(\mathrm{M}_{\mathrm{E}}=6 \times 10^{24} \mathrm{~kg}, \mathrm{R}_{\mathrm{E}}=6400 \mathrm{~km}\right)$
  1. $3.57 \times 10^8 \mathrm{~m}$
  2. $3.57 \times 10^7 \mathrm{~m}$
  3. $3.57 \times 10^5 \mathrm{~m}$
  4. $3.57 \times 10^6 \mathrm{~m}$

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Asked in: AP EAMCET 2018 (24 Apr Shift 2)

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