Question

a satellite in its orbit around the earth is weightless on account of its what​

Answer 1

Answer:

Astronauts orbiting the Earth in a space station experience zero gravity or weightlessness because their spacecraft continuously undergoes changes in velocity in its orbit in order to prevent it from being pulled into the atmosphere.

Answer 2

The answer to the given question is as follow:

A satellite in its orbit around the earth is weightless on account of its angular momentum.

• Angular momentum is the rotational equivalent of linear momentum in physics. Because it is a conserved quantity.
• The total angular momentum of a closed system remains constant.
• It is a significant quantity in physics.
• Both the direction and the magnitude of angular momentum are conserved.

Thus, answer to the given question is angular momentum.