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Can a satellite move in a stable orbit in a plane not passing through the earth's centre? Explain,

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No. For stability of rotational motion there should not be any torque produced by the force acting on it about the cente of the cenre, the gravitational pull will have a moment (torque) about the centre of the oribit.
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