A geostationary satellite above the equator is orbiting around the earth at a fixed distance from the center of the earth. A second satellite is orbiting in the equatorial plane in the opposite direc

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A geostationary satellite above the equator is orbiting around the earth at a fixed distance  from the center of the earth. A second satellite is orbiting in the equatorial plane in the opposite direction to the earth’s rotation, at a distance  from the center of the earth, such that . The time period of the second satellite as measured from the geostationary satellite is  hours. The value of  is

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- Geostationary satellite (,  h) and a second satellite () orbiting opposite to Earth's rotation. Period seen from the geo satellite  h. Find .

💡  from Kepler (); since they move oppositely, .

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