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A geostationary satellite should be laun...

A geostationary satellite should be launched such that it moves from

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north to south in the polar plane

B

south to north in the polar plane

C

east to west in the equatorial plane

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west to east in the equatorial plane

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  12. A body is orbiting very close to the earth surface kinetic energy K.E....

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  13. The escape velocity of a body from earth's surface is ve. The escape v...

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