The diagram represents a 4.0 × 10²-kilogram satellite, S, in a
circular orbit at an altitude of 5.0 x 106 meters. The orbital
speeds of the satellite is 6.0 × 10³ meters per second and the
radius of the Earth, R, is 6.4 × 106 meters.

The weight of the satellite on the Earth's surface would be

A. 560 N
B. 980 N
C. 1,900 N
D. 3,900 N

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