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Junaid Mirza
Nov 8, 2017

#6059.3 ms^-1#

Explanation:

Oribatal radius (R) #= 4500 km + 6400km = 10900 km#

Orbital speed #= sqrt((GM)/R) = sqrt((6.67 × 10^-11 × 6 × 10^24)/(10900 × 10^3)) ms^-1 = 6059.3 ms^-1#

Speed of satellite is independent of its mass.

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