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AP Physics 1
6.6 Motion of Orbiting Satellites
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Transition of a satellite from an initial circular orbit to a higher circular orbit.
Transition of a satellite from an initial circular orbit to a higher circular orbit.
A research satellite is in a stable circular orbit of radius \(R\) around a planet. Mission controllers determine that to improve data collection, the satellite must be moved to a new stable circular orbit such that its angular momentum about the center of the planet is exactly twice its original angular momentum. By what factor does the orbital period of the satellite change as a result of this move?

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