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Yes of course. The gravity is the one responsible for keeping the satellite in place. But hold your horse how can that be possible. If the gravity was the only force acting then the satellite should start moving in a spiral fashion thereby crashing down on the earth surface. Here we see the action of something called the centrifugal force which is one of the famous pseudo forces.

Now what is a pseudo force? Well these are the forces which does not exist in reality. It is something which you assume to exist to counter balance the other force that is keeping you spinning called the centripetal force(like gravity in case of satellites). Even you feel this force like when you're standing inside a bus and the bus takes a sharp turn and you tilt the other way.

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