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As altitude increases, the required orbital speed of a satellite: decreases increases remains the same
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As altitude increases, the required orbital speed of a satellite:

decreases
increases
remains the same

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The required speed decreases.
This is because the centripetal force on the satellite varies inversely with the radius of orbit, and as its altitude increases, so does its radius of orbit.
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