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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.

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What object revolves around a planet while the planets revolve around the sun?

A satellite revolves around a planet while it is revolving around around the sun (star). For example, moon (earth's natural satellite) revolves around earth while earth is revolving around the sun.


How do the moon sun and earth move as a system in terms of rotation and revolution?

The Sun stays still while the Earth rotates on its axis while revolving around the Sun. The Moon rotates on its axis while revolving around the Earth.


How can earth be rotating and revolving at the same time?

The Earth rotates on its axis, causing day and night, while also revolving around the Sun, creating the seasons. The rotation gives us the cycle of day and night, and the revolution around the Sun determines our year and the changing of the seasons.


How long does it take for a satellite to circle around the earth?

The time it takes for a satellite to complete one full orbit around the Earth, known as its orbital period, can vary depending on the altitude of the satellite. On average, a satellite in low Earth orbit (LEO) typically takes about 90 minutes to complete one orbit, while a geostationary satellite orbits the Earth every 24 hours.


What is it meant by apogee and perigee?

Both of those words refer to points in the orbit of an earth satellite ... the moon or any artificial satellite. Apogee . . . the point in the orbit where the satellite is farthest from the earth. Perigee . . . the point in the orbit where the satellite is closest to the earth.

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What is the path of the satellite after its launching?

it is the foot print of the Satellite on the earth while it revolving in the orbit.


What object revolves around a planet while the planets revolve around the sun?

A satellite revolves around a planet while it is revolving around around the sun (star). For example, moon (earth's natural satellite) revolves around earth while earth is revolving around the sun.


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!


How do the moon sun and earth move as a system in terms of rotation and revolution?

The Sun stays still while the Earth rotates on its axis while revolving around the Sun. The Moon rotates on its axis while revolving around the Earth.


Why it seem to see the sun rotating around the Earth?

because earth is rotating around itself while revolving around the sun


Earth plates do not collide while revolving around sun?

earth plates can and do collide, even though the earth rotates around the sun


How can earth be rotating and revolving at the same time?

The Earth rotates on its axis, causing day and night, while also revolving around the Sun, creating the seasons. The rotation gives us the cycle of day and night, and the revolution around the Sun determines our year and the changing of the seasons.


What is the meaningof satellite?

A satellite is anything that revolves around a larger mass or object. The Earth is a satellite of the Sun, while the moon is a satellite of the Earth. We have also launched a lot of machines into an orbit around the earth, which are also called satellites. They are used to study stars and the weather, for communication and to photograph our planet.


Which takes longer earth revolving around your sun or the moon revolving around earth How much time does each situation tak?

The Moon takes longer. The Earth spins once in 23 hours 56 minutes, while the Moon spins once in about 27 days.


How long does it take for a satellite to circle around the earth?

The time it takes for a satellite to complete one full orbit around the Earth, known as its orbital period, can vary depending on the altitude of the satellite. On average, a satellite in low Earth orbit (LEO) typically takes about 90 minutes to complete one orbit, while a geostationary satellite orbits the Earth every 24 hours.


The earth revolving around the sun is which theory?

Its the 'heliocentric' model. 'Helios' means sun in Greek, while 'centric' means centre. This theory has now been shown to be true and is largely accepted as fact. The `Geocentric` model of the sun revolving around the earth, with the earth at the centre has been dismissed.


Is the sun a satllite to the eath?

No. The Sun is stationary, while the Earth rotates around the Sun. So the Earth is a satellite to the Sun.