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If a satellite moves with constant speed in a perfectly circular orbit around the earth, what is the direction of the acceleration of the satellite

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Traveling at any point on a curve, the force and the acceleration are toward
the center of the circle that the curve is part of. On a perfectly circular path,
the force and acceleration are always toward the center of the circle.
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