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Elliptical, not circular
Continuously fall toward Earth while moving sideways fast
Gravitational force
v=GMrv = \sqrt{\frac{GM}{r}}v=rGM
No, independent of satellite mass
Speed decreases
24 hours (matches Earth's rotation)
36,000 km above Earth's equator
4 October 1957 (Sputnik 1)
No normal force acts on them (FN=0F_N = 0FN=0)
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