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A satellite travels around the Earth at constant speed in a uniform circular orbit that passes...

A satellite travels around the Earth at constant speed in a uniform circular orbit that passes directly above Norman. At the moment the satellite is directly above Norman. What is the direction of the net force on the satellite

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direction of net force on satellite is towars plane parallel to earth surface . at this instant there are two force acting on satellite one is centripetal force towards centre of earth and other force towards tangent to orbit . the resultant is towards parallel to surface of earth .

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