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Treating the International Space Station as a point mass, what is the gravitational potential

30 m from the centre? M= 419 000 kg.

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Answer:

Ep=mgh

Ep=419000×9.8×30

Ep=123,186,000 J

the gravitational potential energy is 123 186 000 joules

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