A satellite of mass 
is revolving around earth in a circular orbit at a height of 
from earth surface. The angular momentum of the satellite is 
. The value of 
is 
, where M and 
are the mass and radius of earth, respectively. ( G is the gravitational constant)
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(3) (i) If earth is assumed to be stationary
orbital velocity 
Angular momentum of satellite 
(ii) Since mass of satellite is comparable to the mass of earth.
Angular momentum of satellite about common centre of mass,
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