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they are placed in a carefully calculated orbit around the earth, gravity effecticly stops satellites from deviating from their path, the are all "falling" to earth, but at the distance and speed that they are going, the curvature of the earth cancells out the speed that they are falling. Some larger more expensive satellites are able to self correct via ion engine thrusters, and others designed for short term use in low orbits are equipped with traditional fuel boosters.
All satellites will eventually fall to earth as the drag of space and the microscopic differences in the earths gravity field will pull it further into the atmosphere.
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A satellite stops being visible when it moves into the earth's shadow.
How do you spell drifting?
drifting
What is the present tense of drifts?
The present tense is drift.Present Simple: I, you, we, you, they drift; he, she, it driftsPresent Continuous: I am drifting, you are drifting, he/she/it is drifting; we/you/they are drifting
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The verb form can be an adjective (e.g. drifting ice, drifting debris).
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