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Imagine you are in a big field and that you throw a stone as hard as you can straight in front of you. The stone flies out of your hand and falls to Earth a few metres (or yards if you are an American) in front of you.
Now someone much stronger than you throws the same stone from the same spot. It speeds out of their hand much faster and although it takes exactly as long to fall to Earth (both of you throw the stone exactly parallel with the ground), because it is going faster as it travels forwards, it hits the ground much further away.
Now someone puts the same stone in a cannon and fires it exactly parallel with the ground. It shoots out of the barrel even faster, and travels even further. If the cannon is powerful enough, the stone will fly out so fast that as it falls towards the Earth, the Earth curves away from it. If it's going fast enough, it will fall towards the Earth exactly as fast as the Earth curves away, and it will travel parallel to the ground (or sea) as it flies forward. Of course, friction with the air will slow it down and it will eventually crash to Earth.
A satellite is lifted high above the atmosphere before the rocket that lifted it sends it rushing forwards. With no air to slow it down, it keeps falling towards the Earth, and the Earth curves away beneath it, and the satellite keeps falling and falling as it goes round and round, never getting closer to the ground.
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What happens to old satellites?
Old satellites orbiting near the Earth eventually fall back into the atmosphere and burn. Satellites orbiting farther away stay in orbit indefinitely.
Which country has the most satellites orbiting earth?
The United States has the most satellites orbiting Earth.
What were the US satellites?
There are over 1000 operational satellites orbiting the Earth, and probably 10,000 pieces of "space junk" also orbiting the Earth.
Where do you can find satellites orbiting earth?
the termosphere
Is there gravity where satellites are at?
Yes there are enough gravitational forces to keep the satellites orbiting earth.
What are the different artificial satellites launched into orbit?
The different artificial satellites launched are Low Earth Orbiting Satellites for Remote sensing, Medium Earth Orbiting Satellites like GPS , Geo Stationary Orbiting Satellites for Communication and Molnia Satellites again for Communication. These are the different artificial Satellite orbiting the Planet Earth.
What layer of the atmosphere has artificial satellites orbiting earth in it?
exosphere
Do many atifical satelliltes orbit earth?
2465 artificial satellites orbiting the Earth
Why are moons called naturual satellites?
It is a celestial body orbiting the earth.
How many satellites in the world?
As of 2021, there are over 3,000 operational satellites orbiting the Earth. These satellites serve various purposes such as communication, weather forecasting, navigation, and Earth observation.
What is orbiting the earth and taking pictures of it?
A satellite is orbiting the Earth and taking pictures of it. Satellites are equipped with cameras that capture images of Earth's surface for various purposes, such as weather monitoring, environmental analysis, and mapping.
How many of the satellites orbiting the earth are from the United States?
more than 100
