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It could also imply mass which doesn't change regardless of gravity.

Also being in orbit doesn't significantly reduce the amount of gravity impacting the object. The reason astronauts feel weightless is because bring in orbit means they are moving fast enough to keep missing the object they are orbiting. So it isn't a lack of gravity, it is constant free fall.

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