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A satellite is launched into a circular orbit of radius R around the earth while a second satellite is launched into an orbit of radius 1.02R. The percentage difference in the time period is:

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Loss of total energy
`=|TE|_("final")-|TE|_("initial")=Ct`
`impliesCt=(GM_(g)M_(e))/(2)((1)/(R_(e))-(1)/(R_(S)))`
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