An astronaut is standing on the surface of a planetary satellite that has a radius of 1.74 × 106 m and a mass of 7.35 × 1022 kg

An experiment is planned where a projectile needs to be launched straight up from the surface. What must be the minimum initial speed of the projectile so it will reach a height of 2.55 × 106 m above this satellite's surface? (G = 6.67 × 10-11 N ? m2/kg2)


1.83 km/s

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