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How do satellites stay in orbit and why would a satellite come crashing down to earth
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How do satellites stay in orbit and why would a satellite come crashing down to earth

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Satellites don't fall from the sky because they orbit Earth. Actually, Earth's gravity field combined with satellite's momentum is the reason why they don't fall into Earth.

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