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Rate of Change of Kinetic Energy in Orbit

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At which point in a satellite’s elliptical orbit is the magnitude of the time rate of change of its kinetic energy a maximum?

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At the semi-minor axis crossing

B

At apogee

C

At perigee

D

The rate of change is constant throughout the orbit

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