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`sqrt((GM)/(R+h))` : critical velocity of a satellite at height h from surface of planet : : ……………… : escape velocity on the surface of planet

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`sqrt((GM)/(R))`
Critical velocity for a satellite at height h from surface of a planet is given by , `sqrt((GM)/(R+h))` Simiarly , escape velocity on the surface of a planet for a satellite is given by , `sqrt((2GM)/(R))`
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