A space craft of mass 5.9×104 kg is in orbit around a planet of 5.1×1024 kg. If the planet can be assumed to be a uniform sphere of radius 5.4×106 m and the space ship is orbit a height of 6.9×105 m above the surface what is the gravitational potential energy of the ship? [G=6.674×10-11 Nm2kg-2]5 m. e! v2 K8 N
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where G is 6.674e-11 Nmkg-2 # r8 |# U) i: m% B0 f1 N/ qme is the mass of the planet 5.1e24 kg 2 E5 ?3 D Z2 J4 n: wm is the mass of the space ship 5.9e4 kg ( Y. C' @& w% [: _7 i
r is (i think) the radius of the planet (5.4e4 m) added to the height of the space ship is above the planet (6.9e5 m) and then divided it into G me m