![Diagram of a satellite's speed and force directions](http://static.sciencelearn.org.nz/images/images/000/000/261/full/Satellite-speed-and-force-directions.jpg?1674163987)
As a satellite moves around the Earth in a circular orbit, the direction of the force of gravity is always towards the centre of the Earth.
As a satellite moves around the Earth in a circular orbit, the direction of the force of gravity is always towards the centre of the Earth.