A satellite of mass ' m ' is revolving in a circular orbit of radius ' r ' round the earth. Its
angular momentum w.r.t. the centre of its orbit is ( 
mass of earth, 
universal gravitational constant)
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C
For a satellite of mass m, revolving around the earth in a circular orbit of radius r
or, 
Angular momentum of the satellite w.r.t. the centre of its orbit,
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