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Calculate the time in sunlight (TS) in minutes for a satellite

in a 11906km circular orbit and 0° inclination.

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Final answer:

To calculate the time in sunlight for a satellite, additional details regarding the Earth's shadow are required, which are not provided in the question. If the question aims to find the satellite's orbital period, Kepler's Third Law could be used, referencing the period and orbital radius of the moon.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the time in sunlight (TS) for a satellite in a circular orbit and 0° inclination, one needs to determine the period of that orbit. This problem seems to be an application of Kepler's Third Law, which relates the orbital period to the radius of the orbit. However, the time in sunlight for a satellite would also depend on the Earth's shadow and the satellite's relative position to the Earth and Sun. Since the question does not provide all the necessary details to calculate the time a satellite would spend sunlight versus shadow, a precise answer cannot be given. If instead, the question aims to find the orbital period, then, based on the example provided, we would use the known orbital radius and the period of the moon as a reference to find the period of the artificial satellite by applying Kepler's Third Law.

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