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Question: the weight of the hubble space telescope hst on earth...
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The weight of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) on Earth was
24,500 pounds-force [lb Subscript f]. What is
the mass of the telescope in grams, using an appropriate SI prefix
such that there are only 1, 2, or 3 digits shown to the left of
the decimal? At the HST current orbital location of
347 miles [mi] above the Earth, it experiences
an acceleration due to gravity of 8.169 meters per
second squared [m divided by s squared].
The mass is: ? (units: pg,mg,ng, g, kg, Mg)
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