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In an elliptical orbit, total energy is constant, but kinetic energy (KE = 12mv2) varies as speed changes with distance from the center (faster closer, slower farther), balancing the changing potential energy.
Ref: Halliday & Resnick, Fundamentals of Physics, 11th ed., Chapter 13: Gravitation.
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