Spacecraft Tangential Velocity in Circular Orbit | Aerospace Engineering GATE 2018 Q9

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The tangential velocity component 'V' of a spacecraft, which is in a circular orbit of radius 'R' around a spherical Earth (μ=GM→ gravitational parameter of Earth) is given by the following expression.

A

V=√( μ/2R)

B

V=√( μ/R)

C

V=(2π/√μ)R^3/2

D

V=(2π/√μ)R^2/3

Correct : b

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