$A$ remote-sensing satellite of Earth revolves in a circular orbit at a height of $0.25 \times 10^6 \, m$ above the surface of Earth. If Earth's radius is $6.38 \times 10^6 \, m$ and $g = 9.8 \, m s^{-2}$,then the orbital speed of the satellite is ...... $km s^{-1}$.

  • A
    $6.67$
  • B
    $7.76$
  • C
    $8.56$
  • D
    $9.13$

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