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A) What is the speed of a satellite in a geosynchronous orbit about Earth?

B) Compare it with the speed of the Earth as it orbits the Sun.

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A) The speed of a satellite in a geosynchronous orbit about Earth is approximately 3 kilometers per second (km/s).

B) The speed of the Earth as it orbits the Sun is approximately 29.8 kilometers per second (km/s). The speed of the satellite in a geosynchronous orbit about Earth is much slower compared to the speed of the Earth as it orbits the Sun.

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