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AP Physics 1
6.6 Motion of Orbiting Satellites
6.4 Conservation of Angular Momentum
6.3 Angular Momentum and Angular Impulse
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Figure 1. Satellite in a circular orbit.
Figure 1. Satellite in a circular orbit.
A satellite of mass \(m\) is in a stable circular orbit of radius \(r_c\) around a planet of mass \(M\). The planet has a radius \(R\). The effects of other astronomical bodies are negligible.

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