Doubt about orbiting the earth

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    Sashi Menon
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      I was reading about how the ISS orbits the earth at 28,000 kmph and was wondering how it stays in the same orbit without flying off into space. How is the velocity and position maintained so accurately? Also is the orbit a perfect circle or has some variation?

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