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A satellite describes an elliptic orbit about a planet of mass M. The minimum and maximum values of the distance r from the satellite to the center of the planet are, respectively, r1 and r2. Use the principles of conservation of energy and conservation of angular momentum to derive the relation
where h is the angular momentum per unit mass of the satellite and G is the constant of gravitation.
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