An astronaut feels weightlessness inside an artificial satellite, because.

The satellite is in circular orbit so die to centripetal force the astronaut feel so.

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The total mechanical energy of the satellite is negative

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At that altitude the acceleration due to gravity is zero

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He experiences no force

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The correct option is D He experiences no force

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