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A satellite which is geostationary in a particular orbit is taken to another orbit. Its distance from the centre of earth in new orbit is 2 times that of the earlier orbit. The time period in the second orbit is

A

24 h

B

48 h

C

`48 sqrt2h`

D

`(48)/sqrt2h`

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