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Why doesn't the force of gravity change the speed of a satellite in circular orbit?
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1 of 2For a to change the body's speed it need to acts in a as the body's . Gravitational force is constantly acting on a satellite, but only enough to change the of its speed. It will act with exactly enough force to change the satellite direction so it would .
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