What holds Earth satellites up so they don't crash into Earth?
A)gravity
B)centripetal force
C)centrifugal force
D)the absence of air resistance
E)nothing,they continually fall fast enough around Earth not to crash

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Satellites stay in orbit because they are in free fall towards Earth but have enough tangential velocity to keep missing it, effectively falling around Earth continuously.

What Holds Earth Satellites Up So They Don't Crash into Earth