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A Satellite is launched into a circular orbit of radius R around the earth. A second satellite is launched into an orbit of radius ( 1.01 )R. The period of the second satellite is larger than that of the first one by approximately.

A

`0.5%`

B

`1.0%`

C

`1.5%`

D

`3.0%`

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