A geostationary satellite is orbiting the earth at a height of $6\, R$ from the earth’s surface ($R$ is the earth’s radius ). What is the period of rotation of another satellite at a height of $2.5\, R$ from the earth’s surface
A geostationary satellite is orbiting the earth at a height of $6\, R$ from the earth’s surface ($R$ is the earth’s radius ). What is the period of rotation of another satellite at a height of $2.5\, R$ from the earth’s surface
- A
$6\sqrt 2 \,hours$
- B
$10\, hours$
- C
$\frac{{5\sqrt 5 }}{{\sqrt 3 }}\,hours$
- D
none of the above
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