4. An astronaut on a spacewalk 200km above Earth drops a hammer (mass 2kg), which goes into orbit about the Earth ( , radius 6,400km). How long does it take the hammer to orbit Earth? At what speed would the hammer need to travel to escape Earth’s gravity? 65.  An astronaut on a spacewalk 200km above Earth drops a hammer (mass 2kg), which goes into orbit about the Earth (6x10^24kg , radius 6,400km).How long does it take the hammer to orbit Earth? The force of gravity between the Earth and hammer is?

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64. An astronaut on a spacewalk 200km above Earth drops a hammer (mass 2kg), which goes into orbit about the Earth ( , radius 6,400km). How long does it take the hammer to orbit Earth?

At what speed would the hammer need to travel to escape Earth’s gravity?

65.  An astronaut on a spacewalk 200km above Earth drops a hammer (mass 2kg), which goes into orbit about the Earth (6x10^24kg , radius 6,400km).How long does it take the hammer to orbit Earth?

The force of gravity between the Earth and hammer is?

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