Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

by Lewis Carroll

Low Earth Orbit (LEO) is a space orbit around the Earth that has an altitude above the planet’s surface ranging from 160 km to 2000 km. Objects at altitudes below 160 km are very strongly influenced by the atmosphere and are unstable.

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