MEO

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Information on MEO

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


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

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