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Standard XII
Physics
Newton's Law of Gravitation
The space shu...
Question
The space shuttle releases a space telescope into orbit around earth. The telescope goes from being stationary to travelling at a speed of 1700m/s in 25s . What is the acceleration of the satellite ?
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a
×
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t
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1700
/
25
=
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