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This Physics Classroom page explains how to conceptualize the motion of a satellite in orbit as the motion of a projectile. Several diagrams illustrate the ideas in the text; one shows the force and acceleration vectors on a satellite at different places in its orbit.
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Planetary and Satellite Motion, <https://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/circles/u6l4b.cfm>.
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Planetary and Satellite Motion. (n.d.). Retrieved May 2, 2025, from https://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/circles/u6l4b.cfm
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. Planetary and Satellite Motion. https://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/circles/u6l4b.cfm (accessed 2 May 2025).
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Title = {Planetary and Satellite Motion},
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