# Motion of sattelite around the Earth?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motion-of-sattelite-around-the-earth/620131>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [April 27, 2012, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motion-of-sattelite-around-the-earth/620131 "2012-04-27T14:04:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rutika\_Kulkarni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/977dab/32.png) [@Rutika\_Kulkarni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rutika_Kulkarni)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2012, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motion-of-sattelite-around-the-earth/620131/1 "2012-04-27T14:04:46Z")

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How does the Satellites are made to move exactly in circular orbit around the earth?  
how many forces are used? what is their value?

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**Author:** ![Grey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b782af/32.png) [@Grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grey)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2012, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motion-of-sattelite-around-the-earth/620131/2 "2012-04-27T14:15:37Z")

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This sound remarkably like homework. Check out the following link and see if you have any further questions.

[http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/orbv.html#co](http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/orbv.html#co)

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**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2012, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motion-of-sattelite-around-the-earth/620131/3 "2012-04-27T14:18:33Z")

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This sounds remarkably like the thread you opened the other day, which was moved to General Questions and answered in detail.

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**Author:** ![Baracus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/2bfe46/32.png) [@Baracus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baracus)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2012, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motion-of-sattelite-around-the-earth/620131/4 "2012-04-27T14:19:10Z")

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> [@Grey](#):
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> This sound remarkably like homework.

And the same question that he asked two days ago: [Motion Of Sattelite around the earth - Factual Questions - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=649599)