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8. Centripetal Forces & Gravitation - Part 3 of 3
8. Centripetal Forces & Gravitation / Energy of Circular Orbits / Problem 12

A spacecraft with a mass of 4500 kg is in a circular orbit 200 km above Jupiter's surface. The spacecraft must use its thrusters to transition to a higher circular orbit, 600 km above the surface. Given that Jupiter has a radius of 69,911 km and a mass of 1.89 × 1027 kg, calculate the amount of work required for the thrusters to move the spacecraft from its initial orbit to the higher orbit.

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