Meriam, Kraige & Bolton — Kinematics of Particles: Problem 2_164

2/164 The shuttle orbiter A is in a circular orbit of altitude 200 mi, while spacecraft B is in a geosynchronous circular orbit of altitude 22,300 mi. Determine the acceleration of B relative to a nonrotating observer in shuttle A. Use \( g_0 = 32.23 \text{ ft/sec}^2 \) for the surface-level gravitational acceleration and \( R = 3959 \text{ mi} \) for the radius of the earth.