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Which one of the following statements regarding an artificial satellite of the earth is incorrect?
- AThe orbital velocity depends on the mass of the satellite.
- B$A$ minimum velocity of $8 \, km/s$ is required by a satellite to orbit quite close to the earth.
- CThe period of revolution is large if the radius of its orbit is large.
- DThe height of a geostationary satellite is about $36000 \, km$ from the earth.
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