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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 = `6.0 xx10^24` kg, radius of the earth = `6.4 xx10^6 m, G = 6.67 x 10^-11` N `m^2 kg ^-2`.

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