If
is escape velocity and
is orbital velocity of a satellite for orbit close to the earth’s surface, then these are related by
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D
: Escape velocity,
(i)
where M and R be the mass and radius of the earth respectively.
The orbital velocity of a satellite close to the earth’s surface is
(ii) From (i) and (ii), we get

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