LEO

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Information on LEO

A LEO is a satellite that at operates at heights of between 500 and 2,000 km above the earth’s surface.


Other topics in our resources on Communications Systems related to LEO include: 
 
  • Medium earth orbit (MEO)
  • geostationary earth orbit (GEO)
  • geosynchronous orbit
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  • Uplink
  • Highly elliptical orbit (HEO)
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  • Transponder
  • Downlink
  • Intermediate circular orbit (ICO)

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