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  4. A geostationary satellite orbits around the earth in a circular orbit of radius 36,000 km. Then, the time period of a spy satellite orbiting a few hundred km above the earth's surface (R e = 6400 km) will approximately be

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Q. A geostationary satellite orbits around the earth in a circular orbit of radius $36,000\, km$. Then, the time period of a spy satellite orbiting a few hundred km above the earth's surface $ (R_ e = 6400\,km) $ will approximately be

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Solution:

Time period of a satellite very close to earth's surface is 84.6 min. Time period increases as the distance of the satellite from the surface of earth increases. So, time period of spy satellite orbiting a few 100 km above the earth's surface should be slightly greater than 84.6 min. Therefore, the most appropriate option is (c)or 2 h.