Re:Tesla created secret team to suppress thousands of drivin...
by localhost on Thursday July 27, 2023 @11:13AM
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A satellite in orbit uses the energy imparted by the gravitational force of the Earth to stay in orbit (and very little to no drag depending on the altitude).
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Re:Tesla created secret team to suppress thousands of drivin...
by Retric on Thursday July 27, 2023 @11:25AM
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Gravity doesn’t add energy to satellites in orbit. It changes the direction of motion but not the velocity. In effect it’s no different than rotating a solid object where electromagnetism keeps all the atoms in the same relative position.