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A satellite is projectile that falls ot of earth rather than into earth?
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Satellites are in constant free-fall. This simply means they are constantly being accelerated by earth's gravity. However, an orbiting satellite's lateral motion is sufficient that the acceleration caused by the earth's gravity causes it to continually circle the earth, instead of crashing to the ground.
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What Keeps a Satellite In Space?
Once a satellite is launched into orbit, the force of gravity tends to pull it toward the Earth. But by moving fast enough, it falls in a curved path and circles the Earth. So orbit is something like a controlled fall. If a satellite does not move fast enough, it will eventually spiral closer to the Earth and burn up in the Earth's atmosphere. The same balance of gravity and speed keeps the moon and the International Space Station in orbit. This answer was found at the site of: http://www.boeing.com/companyoffices/aboutus/wonder_of_flight/iss.html
Why do artificial satellites not fall?
. The speed of the satellite is adjusted so that it falls to earth at the same rate that the curve of the earth falls away from the satellite. The satellite is perpetually falling, but it never hits the ground!
How do satellites move in orbit?
Satellite orbit the Earth at different altitudes. A good overview of Low Earth Orbit, Medium Earth Orbit and Geostationary Orbit can be found here: http://www.idirect.net/Company/Satellite-Basics/How-Satellite-Works.aspx
What if a satellite stops working?
Either Some ones TV stops working or America will Nuke China because they think the shot down their satellite. Whatever happens it will result in the end of the world, one way by radiation, the other by boredom.
How much material by weight falls to earth from space per day on average?
average of 40 tons per day of extraterrestrial material falls to the Earth
What do you call a projectile that continually falls around Earth?
A Satellite
Why do the satellites not fall while revolving around the earth?
. The speed of the satellite is adjusted so that it falls to earth at the same rate that the curve of the earth falls away from the satellite. The satellite is perpetually falling, but it never hits the ground!
A projectile that falls around the earth is?
a meteorite, or just debris from space junk
What keeps a satelite in its orbit around the earth?
The velocity of the satellite along with the earths gravitational pull work together to keep a satellite from either flying out into space or burning up in the atmosphere. They have to launch a satellite at a precise speed to make sure that the speed at which the satellite falls to earth matches the earth's curvature. The speed is 8000 meters a second.
What will happen when a satellite falls down?
When satellites fall out of orbit, they usual burn up upon entering the earth's atmosphere.
Why dont satellites in orbit fall to the ground like a ball in orbit?
They're given enough tangential velocity ('sideways' speed, parallel to the earth's surface) so that the curve of the earth falls away just as fast as the satellite falls.
How can one make a spoon dropped from a satellite revolving around the earth land on earth?
If you have a lot of time, and a huge amount of expendable cash, you can place a reasonably massive satellite in orbit under the spoon. Over time the satellite's gravity will pull the spoon's orbit lower and lower. Eventually the spoon's orbit will decay and it will drop toward earth. Just wait. It will end up on Earth eventually. The satellite is already in orbit and will eventually fall into the atmosphere. Anything that falls off the satellite is going to eventually go 'down' to Earth.
Why is the sun's light brighter when it falls vertically rather than obliquely?
I think thats the normal way the sun falls to earth [AT RIGHT ANGLES
Why do the satellite not fall while revolving around the earth?
They do fall. But they're traveling fast enough so that the surface of the Earth falls away from them as fast as they are falling. Same thing that keeps the Earth from falling into the sun.
How is acceleration described as the projectile rises and then falls back to the ground?
acceleration remains the same
Why cant a satellite in orbit around earth cant fall into earth because?
because of the gravity in our solar system. The sun keeps us (the earth) in its gravity. And we keep the satellite in our gravity. And it works like stone in thread and if we rotate it then stone will be at the other end of thread and will keep surrounding you.
Launching rocket at orbital velocity from earth makes the satellite balanced. but how it is keep on revolving the earth even vacuum also have resistance why it does not stop the rotation?
it never stop rotating cus of the earth's gravity. it just the same as moon rotating around the earth. Another Answer: Orbital velocity is just that (among others). The amount of force needed to to achieve a "Free Fall" state. The satellite is actually falling back to Earth in this state and would crash back into it except for one thing. For every foot the satellite falls toward the Earth, the Earth moves a foot out of the way.
