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Can you calculate the orbital velocity of a satellite orbiting at an altitude of 500 km?

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Can you calculate the orbital velocity of a satellite orbiting at an altitude of 500 km?

Data: G = 6.673 × 10-11 SI units; 

M = 5.972 × 1024 kg; 

R = 6371000 m; 

h = 500000 m.

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v = \(\sqrt{\frac{6.67 \times 10^{-11} \times 5.972 \times 10^{24}}{6371000 + 500000}}\)

∴ v = 7613 ms-1 or 7.613 kms-1

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