An artificial satellite is in a circular orbit d=470.0 km above the surface of a planet...

An artificial satellite is in a circular orbit d=470.0 km above the surface of a planet of radius r=3.95×10^3 km. The period of revolution of the satellite around the planet is T=1.15 hours. What is the average density of the planet?

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