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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=`6.0xx10^(24)`kg, radius of the earth=`6.4xx10(6)`m, G=`6.67xx10^(-11)Nm^(2)Kg^(-2)`.

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