A satellite has a mass of 200 kg and a radius of gyration about z axis

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A satellite has a mass of 200 kg and a radius of gyration about z axis of kz = 0.1 m, excluding the two solar panels A and B. Each solar panel (A and B ) has a mass of 15 kg and can be approximated as a thin plate. Calculate the mass moment of inertia of the entire satellite (with panels included) at two orientations of the panels (a) θ = 90∘ and (b) θ = 0∘

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A satellite has a mass of $200 k g$ and a radius of gyration about $z$ axis of $k_{z} = 0.1 m$ , excluding the two solar panels $A$ and $B$ . Each solar panel $(A$ and $B$ ) has a mass of $15 k g$ and can be approximated as a thin plate. Calculate the mass moment of inertia of the entire satellite (with panels included) at two orientations of the panels (a) $θ = 90^{\circ}$ and (b) $θ = 0^{\circ}$