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You are an astronaut in the space shuttle pursuing a satellite inneed of repair. You are in a circular orbit of the same radius asthe satellite (420 km above the Earth), but 29 km behind it.
1. How long will it take to overtake the satellite if you reduceyour orbital radius by 1.3 km?
2. By how much must you reduce your orbital radius to catch up in8.0 hours?
You are an astronaut in the space shuttle pursuing a satellite inneed of repair. You are in a circular orbit of the same radius asthe satellite (420 km above the Earth), but 29 km behind it.
1. How long will it take to overtake the satellite if you reduceyour orbital radius by 1.3 km?
2. By how much must you reduce your orbital radius to catch up in8.0 hours?
