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Can we determine the gravitational mass of a body inside an artificial satellite?

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No, we cannot determine the gravitational mass of a body inside an artifical satellite.The artificial satellite acts like a freely falling body.In this case,
a = g
`therefore` Weight F = m(g - g) = 0
Hence weight of the body inside the satellite is zero.
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