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Fill in the blank and explain the statement with reasoning:  If the height of the orbit of a satellite from the earth surface is increased, the tangential velocity of the satellite will ...... .

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Fill in the blank and explain the statement with reasoning:

 If the height of the orbit of a satellite from the earth surface is increased, the tangential velocity of the satellite will ...... 

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 If the height of the orbit of a satellite from the earth surface is increased, the tangential velocity of the satellite will decrease.
Explanation: This can be easily inferred from the formula of critical or tangential velocity.

\[v_c = \sqrt{\frac{GM}{R + h}}\]
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अध्याय 10: Space Missions - Exercises [पृष्ठ १४४]

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