What other force balances the downward pull of gravity on a NASA satellite while it is in orbit around Earth?

A) The velocity.
B) Centrifugal force.
C) The acceleration.
D) A balancing force is not needed because gravity doesn't act on the satellite.
E) There is no balancing force--gravity is the only force on the satellite.


E

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