Answer:
Half
Explanation:
Given that:
- radial distance of satellite from the earth,
Now, if the satellite is moved to a distance
<u>We have the mathematical expression for the potential energy fue to gravitational field as:</u>
...................(1)
where:
M = mass of earth
m = mass of satellite
R = radial distance of satellite
<u>Now from eq. (1) initially we have:</u>
<u>after the satellite is moved, we have:</u>
which is half of the initial condition.