A 475 kg satellite is in a circular orbit at an altitude of 525 km
QUESTION
A 475 kg satellite is in a circular orbit at an altitude of 525 km above the Earth’s surface. Because of air friction, the satellite eventually falls to the Earth’s surface, where it hits the ground with a speed of 2.30 km/s. How much energy was transformed into internal energy by means of air friction?
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