Solved: So-called suborbital missions take scientific instruments into space for brief

Chapter 8, Problem 25

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So-called suborbital missions take scientific instruments into space for brief periods without the expense of getting into orbit; their trajectories are often simple up and down vertical paths. How much energy does it take to launch a 230-kg instrument on a vertical trajectory that peaks at 1800 km altitude?

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