Eli5: How do satellites stay in orbit, and don’t gravity pull them to the surface?

Question

Eli5: How do satellites stay in orbit, and don’t gravity pull them to the surface?

In: Earth Science

Answer 1

The area that they orbit in has gravity that is strong enough to hold a moving body in orbit, but not enough to pull it down. Like Earth is far enough from the sun that we don’t get sucked in, but the gravity is strong enough to hold us in orbit.