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Reason of weightlessness in a satellite is [NCERT 1978, DPMT 1982, RPMT 2000]

Answer: (C)

Solution

Gravity is certainly not zero in orbit — it is exactly what provides the centripetal force. Weightlessness occurs because both the satellite and the

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