A satellite is orbiting the earth. If a payload of material is added until it doubles the satellite's mass, the earth's pull of gravity on this satellite will double but the satellite's orbit will not be affected.
A) True
B) False

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The gravitational force is directly proportional to the mass of the satellite, so doubling the mass doubles the gravitational pull. However, the orbit depends on the balance between gravitational force and inertia, which remains unchanged if the velocity is constant.

A Satellite Is Orbiting the Earth