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Q. The total energy of a circularly orbiting satellite is

KEAMKEAM 2010Gravitation

Solution:

Potential energy $ =-\frac{GMm}{r} $
Total energy $ =-\frac{GMm}{2r} $
Hence, the total energy of a circularly orbiting satellite is half the potential energy of the satellite.