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DonaldRB
DonaldRB DonaldRB
  • 10-09-2015
  • Physics
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Why do satellites not fall to the Earth?

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AL2006
AL2006 AL2006
  • 10-09-2015


The satellite IS falling.  But it's also moving 'sideways'.
As it falls, the surface of the Earth also falls away, so
the satellite winds up going around.

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