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Name the two components that make orbital motion, and explain why objects stay in orbit.
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Name the two components that make orbital motion, and explain why objects stay in orbit.

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For orbits to happen in space there need to be two forces: gravity and forward velocity. The gravity keeps the object from flying into space, while the velocity keeps the object from crashing into the planet.
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