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If a satellite is revolving around a plenet of mass `M` in an elliptical orbit of semi-major axis `a`. Show that the orbital speed of the satellite when it is a distance `r` from the focus will be given by
`upsilon^(2) = GM[(2)/(r ) - (1)/(a)]`

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