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The height of a geostationary satellite is

A

a.16000 km

B

b.22000 km

C

c.28000 km

D

d.36000 km

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D
The principle of the geostationary satellite is its period of rotation is the same as that of the earth.
`(-GMm)/(r^(2))+m omega^(2)r=0`
i.e. `(GM)/((R+h)^(2))=((2pi)/(T))^(2)(R+h)`
h works out to 36000 km.
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