An Earth Satellite in an Elliptical Orbit "Speeds Down" (That

An Earth satellite in an elliptical orbit "speeds down" (that is, as it comes closer to the Earth, its speed increases) . This is consistent with the fact that the gravitational potential energy U of the satellite-Earth system at points closer to the Earth is

A) larger than U at points farther from the Earth.
B) equal to U at points farther from the Earth.
C) less than U at points farther from the Earth.
D) Hold it! None of the above responses is correct.