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A satellite is taken to a height equal to radius of the earth and is projected horizontally with a speed of `7km//s`. What is the nature of its orbit `(G=6.67xxNm^2//kg^2,R=6400km,M=5.98xx10^24kg)`

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a)horizontal velocity is less than critical velocity of satellite

B

b)the satellite does not revolve round the earth

C

c)it will fall down on the surface of the earth

D

d)all of these

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