Is this equation right?

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function orbitalPeriod(arr) {
  var GM = 398600.4418;
  var earthRadius = 6367.4447;
  let tSeconds = (2 * Math.PI) * (Math.sqrt(Math.pow(earthRadius, 3) / GM))
  console.log(arr[0].avgAlt)

  return arr;
}

orbitalPeriod([{name : "sputnik", avgAlt : 35873.5553}]);
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a is not just the Earth Radius, objects that orbit around the Earth do not orbit on its surface, you also need to add the average altitude to get a

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