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CONTEXT-RICH, ENGINEERING APPLICATION While preparing its budget for the next fiscal year, NASA wants to report to the nation a rough estimate of the cost (per kilogram) of launching a modern satellite into near-Earth orbit. You are chosen for this task, because you know both physics and accounting. (a) Determine the energy, in , necessary to place a 1.0-kg object in low-Earth orbit. In low-Earth orbit, the height of the object above the surface of Earth is much smaller than Earths radius. Take the orbital height to be 300 km. (b) If this energy can be obtained at a typical electrical energy rate of what is the minimum cost of launching a 400-kg satellite into low-Earth orbit? Neglect any effects due to air resistance.
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