A satellite is moving in a circular orbit round the earth with a diameter of orbit 2R. At a certain point a rocket fixed to the satellite is fired such that it increases the velocity of the satellite tangentially. The resulting orbit of the satellite would be

Options

A. same as before
B. circular orbit with diameter greater than R
C. elliptical orbit with minimum distance from the centre of eart5h equal to R
D. elliptical orbit with maximum distnace form the centre of earth equal to R

Answer

C