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A satellite is in a elliptic orbit around the earth with aphelion of `6R_(E)` and perihelion of `2R_(E)`, where `R_(E)` is the radius of the earth. The eccentricity of the orbit is

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We know that Perigee
`(r_p) = a (1-e)=2R " "....(1)`
Apogee `(r_a)=a(1+e)=6R " "....(2)`
dividing (1) and 2
we get eccentricity `(e) =1/2`
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