Answer to Question #132153 in Field Theory for Olabisi

Question

A space shuttle of total mass 15000kg is orbiting the earth at a height 5.0x 10^5m above the earth's surface. Assuming that the radius of the earth is 6.4 x 10^ 6m and the gravitational pull of the earth at the surface of the earth is approximately 10m/s^2 . Calculate
I . Gravitational pull of the earth on the space shuttle at that height
ii. weight of the space shuttle at that height
iii. loss of weight of the space shuttle because of its height above the ground

Answer 1

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