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Why dont satelites in norbit fall to the groung?Why dont they fly off to space?

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They don't fall or fly off due to the Gravitational Pull of the Earth
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About half of all satellites are within our atmosphere, but all satellites are in a "zone" that keeps satellites from falling to the ground(less gravity) but enough gravity to keep satellites in orbit because of the Earth's gravitational pull
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