If r represents the radius of the orbit of a satellite of mass m moving around a planet of mass M, the velocity of the satellite is given by
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Radius of orbit 
Mass of the satellite 
Mass of the planet 
Velocity of satellite 
when a satellite moves in an orbit.
Its gravitational force is balanced by the centripetal force, thus,
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