A satellite is to be placed in equatorial geostationary orbit around earth for communication. The height of such a satellite is.
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A
m
B
m
C
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m
Text Solution
Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
C
Time period of satellite.
Squaring both sides, we get
Or 
Here, 
On substituting the given values, we get
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