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Tuesday 22 June 2021

How satellites orbit the Earth


 1. Rocket Launches from Earth

2. Rocket moves into horizontal position and turns off first Stage engines. Rocket's second stage separates

3. Rocket's second stage turns off engines and releases satellite

4. Satellite is pulled towards Earth by gravity but is moving sideways fast enough to continually miss Earth

(Skinny arrow means moving sideways, Fat arrow means being pulled down back to Earth)

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