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An astronaut orbiting the earth in a circular orbit `120km` above the surface of earth, gently drops a spoon out of space-ship. The spoon will

A

fall vertically down to the earth

B

move towards the moon

C

will move along with spaceship

D

will move in an irregular way then fall down to earh

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The velocity of spoon will be same as that of satellite.
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CP SINGH-GRAVITATION-EXERCISE
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