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Major Tom orbis the planet Earth aboard a geosynchronous space station. In a geosynchronous orbit, the station stays above the same spot on the surface of the planet and orbits in time with Earth's rotation.
A) What is the space station's orbital speed? Assume the radius is perfectly circular.
B) What is the only possible radius for such an orbit? (You may calculate the radius from the center of the Earth)
C) Major Tom's weight on the sufrace of the Earth is 700 N. What is his weight at the altidue of the space station?
D) Given that he still has some weight, explain why Major Tom is still floating (in a most peculiar way)?
Please do all 4 parts and show all work!!