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Types of Satellite Orbits Explained by ken is a document available to read on EtoBox.
- An orbit is the curved path an object takes around another due to gravitational force balancing its speed. Natural satellites like the Moon orbit planets, and planets orbit the Sun. Human satellites are constructed to orbit Earth for purposes like communication. - There are two main types of orbits - geostationary orbits where satellites orbit at the same rate as Earth
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- ken
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