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A space craft of mass 5.9×104 kg is in orbit around a planet of 5.1×1024 kg. If the planet can be assumed to be a uniform sphere of radius 5.4×106 m and the space ship is orbit a height of 6.9×105 m above the surface what is the gravitational potential energy of the ship? [G=6.674×10-11 Nm2kg-2]: k' \- n, |% a6 F& a% b
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) S- F: B$ x1 S, L# V6 Aso far what I have done is used the equation for GPE% G# i/ [/ q" L% S5 y- O
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K# f$ z/ f* F) o2 q: u' g1 Swhere G is 6.674e-11 Nmkg-21 L3 Z% a( v% f( p N1 l- j* P# k
me is the mass of the planet 5.1e24 kg " U- n( K: T1 _/ B0 F
m is the mass of the space ship 5.9e4 kg
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