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A near surface earth’s satellite is rotating in equatorial plane from west to east. The satellite is exactly above a town at 6:00 A.M today. Exactly how many times will it cross ver the town by 6:00 A.M tomorrow. [Don’t count its appearance today at 6:00 A.M above the town].

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