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Gravity pulls the satellites but the orbiting satellites don't fall down towards earth because the speed with which they move balances the gravitational force i.e. Centripetal force = Gravitational force.

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What force acts to pull natural and artificial satellites to earth?

Gravity. A natural satellite aka asteroid, then meteor, then meteorite all get pulled to Earth through gravity. With artificial sattelites it's tge same thing, gravity. The difference is we launch our satellites to the perfect zone around the planet where they become trapped in orbit around us. Sometimes things occur that bump these satellites out of their orbit and gravity takes over, pulling the satellite back to the surface.


How many artificial satellites circle the earth?

over a thousand artificial satellites. the first artificial satellite was sputnik. the only natural satellite earth has is the moon


What are the 5 types of artificial satellites?

The five major types of artificial satellites are: research, communications, weather, navigational, and applications. Please see the related links.


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.


Is the sun earths gravity?

No, the Sun does not have Earth's gravity; rather, it has its own gravitational pull, which is much stronger due to its larger mass. The Sun's gravity is what keeps the Earth and other planets in orbit around it. Earth's gravity, on the other hand, is what keeps objects on its surface and influences the orbits of its moons and artificial satellites.

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Which source of gravity is maintaining all four satellites around the earth?

Satellites of the Earth are held in their orbits by the Earth's gravity. That includes the Moon and all the artificial satellites etc. that are up there.


What are the artificial satellites of the Earth?

All the satellites, communications, exploratory, military etc. are artificial satellites of Earth.


What force acts to pull natural and artificial satellites to earth?

Gravity. A natural satellite aka asteroid, then meteor, then meteorite all get pulled to Earth through gravity. With artificial sattelites it's tge same thing, gravity. The difference is we launch our satellites to the perfect zone around the planet where they become trapped in orbit around us. Sometimes things occur that bump these satellites out of their orbit and gravity takes over, pulling the satellite back to the surface.


How many artificial satellites circle the earth?

over a thousand artificial satellites. the first artificial satellite was sputnik. the only natural satellite earth has is the moon


Does the Earth have more natural or more artificial satellites?

Earth has one natural satellite and more than a thousand artificial satellites.


What are natural and artificial satellites?

Natural satellites are organic objects that orbit the earth such as the moon. Artificial satellites are objects humans propel through the earth's atmosphere in order to orbit the earth such as satellites for TV and radio signals.


What are the 5 types of artificial satellites?

The five major types of artificial satellites are: research, communications, weather, navigational, and applications. Please see the related links.


What was the first artificial satellites orbit earth?

Sputnik-I


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.


Is the sun earths gravity?

No, the Sun does not have Earth's gravity; rather, it has its own gravitational pull, which is much stronger due to its larger mass. The Sun's gravity is what keeps the Earth and other planets in orbit around it. Earth's gravity, on the other hand, is what keeps objects on its surface and influences the orbits of its moons and artificial satellites.


What causes a satellites to be pulled to earth?

Gravity.


What is orbiting the Earth as the Earth is orbiting the son?

The Moon, and some thousands of artificial satellites.The Moon, and some thousands of artificial satellites.The Moon, and some thousands of artificial satellites.The Moon, and some thousands of artificial satellites.