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    • Diagram of a satellite's speed and force directions
    Rights: The University of Waikato Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato Published 27 March 2013 Size: 26 KB Referencing Hub media

    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.

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