Given the radius of Earth $R$ and the length of a day $T$,the height of a geostationary satellite is: [$G$ = Gravitational Constant,$M$ = Mass of Earth]

  • A
    ${\left( {\frac{{4{\pi ^2}GM}}{{{T^2}}}} \right)^{1/3}}$
  • B
    ${\left( {\frac{{4\pi GM}}{{{R^2}}}} \right)^{1/3}} - R$
  • C
    ${\left( {\frac{{GM{T^2}}}{{4{\pi ^2}}}} \right)^{1/3}} - R$
  • D
    ${\left( {\frac{{GM{T^2}}}{{4{\pi ^2}}}} \right)^{1/3}} + R$

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