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A geostationary satellite orbits around the~ earth in a circular orbit of radius 36000 km. Then, the time period of a satellite orbiting a few hundred kilometres above the earth's surface (`R_("Earth")` = 6400 km) will approximately be

A

`1/2h`

B

1h

C

2h

D

4h

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