Why do things stay in orbit?
An object in motion will stay in motion unless something pushes or pulls on it.
This statement is called Newton's first law of motion.
Without gravity, an Earth-orbiting satellite would go off into space along a straight line. With gravity, it is pulled back toward Earth.
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