The centripetal force exerted on a satellite in orbit around a planet is provided by the force of gravity.
The term gravity is an attractive force that holds the planets in place. It is an attractive forces and attracts the objects within the universe towards the center of the earth.
Now, we know that the sun is at the center of the solar system. Having said that, the centripetal force exerted on a satellite in orbit around a planet is provided by the force of gravity.
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