The first known collision between space debris and a functioningsatellite occurr

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The first known collision between space debris and a functioningsatellite occurred in 1996: At an altitude of 723 km, a year-oldFrench spy satellite was hit by a piece of an Ariane rocket thathad been in orbit for 10 years. A stabilizing boom on the satellitewas demolished, and the satellite was sent spinning out of control.Just before the collision and in kilometers per hour, what was thespeed of the rocket piece relative to the satellite if both were incircular orbits and the collisionwas (a) head-onand (b) along perpendicular paths?

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