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A satellite orbits the earth at a height of 400 km above the surface. How much energy must be expended to rocket the satellite out of the earth’s gravitational influence? Mass of the satellite = 200 kg, mass of the earth `= 6.0xxl0^24 kg`, radius of the earth = `6.4 xx 10^6 m`, G = `6.67 xx 10^11 N m^2kg^2`.

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