Question: [ - / 4 Points ] OSASTRO 2 3 . E . 0 2 3 . to spiral inward, closer to Earth, its orbital speed

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OSASTRO23.E.023.
to spiral inward, closer to Earth, its orbital speed increases. Why?
radius leads to a decrease in orbital period, which leads to an increase in orbital speed.
Due to Kepler's first law, a decrease in orbital radius leads to an increase in orbital
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