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The space shuttle releases a satellite into a circular orbit 650 km above the earth. how fast must the shuttle be moving (relative to the earth) when the release occurs to ensure the satellite stays in
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The space shuttle releases a satellite into a circular orbit 650 km above the earth. how fast must the shuttle be moving (relative to the earth) when the release occurs to ensure the satellite stays in orbit?

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The orbit of a space shuttle is surprisingly like an apple falling from a tree to earth. The space shuttle is simply moving so fast that the path of its fall is an orbit around our planet. Which of Newton’s laws helps explain the orbit of a space shuttle around earth and the orbit of earth around the sun
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