If the escape velocity of a body from the surface of the earth is $11.2 \,km \,s^{-1}$, then the orbital velocity of a satellite in an orbit which is at a height equal to the radius of the earth is

  • A
    $11.2 \,km \,s^{-1}$
  • B
    $2.8 \,km \,s^{-1}$
  • C
    $22.4 \,km \,s^{-1}$
  • D
    $5.6 \,km \,s^{-1}$

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