ocr: SATNOD7S You can't make a satellite orbit the Earth just byl launching it straight upward into the air. Ify you launch the satellite too slowly, gravity will pull irback to the surface again. Ifyou launch the object too quickly, it will leave the Earth altogether but it still won't go into orbit. Something will only orbit the Earth if iti is moving horizontally. parallel to the surface of the Earth ata high enough velocity. You can understand this ifyou think about the path, or trajectory, of a ball if you throw it. Ifyou throw the ball with a normal force, it will have a short range, falling ...
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