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An artifical satellite revolves in its orbit around the earth without using any fuel. But an aeroplane requires fuel to fly at a certain height . Why So ?

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Aeroplane requires fuel to burn to overcome air frictional force . But Satellite orbits at a greater height where there is no air, so no fuel is required to burn to overcome any frictional energy.
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