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 x is, where M and R are the mass and radius of earth, respectively. (G is the gravitational constant)
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(3)
orbital velocity 
Angular momentum of satellite 
(ii) Since mass of satellite is comparable to the mass of earth.
Angular momentum of satellite about common center of mass,
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