An object moving in a circle experiences uniform circular motion, requiring a centripetal acceleration towards the center. This acceleration is provided by a centripetal force, which may come from friction, gravity, tension or the normal force. Newton's law of universal gravitation describes gravity as a force between all masses that is proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them. Satellites remain in orbit around Earth through balancing gravitational force with their high tangential speed, in a state of apparent weightlessness.