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A satellite of mass `2xx10^(3)kg` has to be shifted from an orbit of radius 2R to another of radius 3R, where R is the radius of the earth. Calculate the minimum energy required. Take mass of earth `=6xx10^(24)kg`, radius of earth `=6.4xx10^(6)m`.

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