Solar Radiation, Orbital Distance, Air Pressure, and the Abundance of water.
Answer - There are three ways an object can accelerate: a change in velocity, a change in direction, or a change in both velocity and direction.
Answer:
v ≈ 7900 m/s
Explanation:
centripetal force will equal gravity force
mv²/R = mg
v²/R = g
v² = Rg
v = √(Rg)
v = √(6.4e6(9.8))
v = 7.91959...e+3
v ≈ 7900 m/s
of course, at those velocities and that deep into the atmosphere, the satellite would quickly burn up, slow down, and cause tremendous damage to buildings etc. with the sonic boom shock wave. It would also have to avoid a lot of mountains as 4000 m is not that high.
