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In satellite communications systems, an ICO is a circular satellite orbit of heights between 10,000 km and 15,000 km above the Earth. An ICO is sometimes also called a medium earth orbit (MEO).


Other topics in our resources on Satellite Communications related to ICO include: 
 
  • Kepler's Laws
  • Geosynchronous orbit
  • satellite orbit
  • low earth orbit (LEO)
  • medium earth orbit (MEO)
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  • highly elliptical orbit (HEO)
  • geostationary earth orbit (GEO)
  • equatorial orbit
  • polar orbit
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  • period
  • line of apsides
  • descending node
  • azimuth

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