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Approved for Release: 2019/03/27 C05117788 UNCLASSIFIED Orbital Basics ¢ Given sufficient velocity, objects orbit the Earth rather than fall back to it ¢ Above the atmosphere, in the vacuum of space, the object does not slow down UNCLASSIFIED Approved for Release: 2019/03/27 C05117788