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At what point in an elliptical orbit is gravity the strongest?
A:
The strength of gravity depends on the distance between the satellite and the object it is orbiting and the mass of the object it is orbiting. If the mass of the object being orbited stays the same, gravity would be the strongest when the satellite is closest to the object it is orbiting.
Posted on March 5, 2015 at 8:41 pm
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