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An astronaut weighs 70 kg on the earth. If he is inside a satellite revolving in circular orbit around the earth at the height of 3200 km, he would weight `" "`(Radius of earth = 6400 km)

A

26 kg

B

140 kg

C

`70sqrt2` kg

D

zero

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d
In a orbiting satellite. Filling of weightless is zero.
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