LEO

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LEO is the region of space relatively close to Earth where many satellites, the International Space Station, and other spacecraft operate in fast, low-altitude orbits.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
LEO canonical 4

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Earth orbit ⓘ
orbital region ⓘ
abbreviationOf Low Earth orbit ⓘ
linked to: low Earth orbit
affectedBy atmospheric drag ⓘ
altitudeCategory low-altitude orbit ⓘ
contains International Space Station ⓘ
Tiangong space station ⓘ
many CubeSats ⓘ
many Earth observation satellites ⓘ
many communications satellites ⓘ
many crewed spacecraft ⓘ
many small satellites ⓘ
fullName Low Earth orbit ⓘ
linked to: low Earth orbit
hasAdvantage high spatial resolution imaging ⓘ
low latency communications ⓘ
hasDisadvantage crowded orbital environment ⓘ
short satellite lifetime due to drag ⓘ
hasHigh orbital decay rate compared to higher orbits ⓘ
space debris density ⓘ
isBelow Geostationary orbit ⓘ
linked to: Clarke orbit

Medium Earth orbit ⓘ
isCommonFor crew transport missions ⓘ
first operational orbit after launch ⓘ
satellite constellations ⓘ
isPartOf Earth-centered orbits ⓘ
isRegionOf near-Earth space ⓘ
isRelativeTo Earth ⓘ
orbitalPeriodRange_minutesLowerBound about 88 ⓘ
orbitalPeriodRange_minutesUpperBound about 127 ⓘ
orbitalVelocityRange_kmPerSecondLowerBound about 7.8 ⓘ
orbitalVelocityRange_kmPerSecondUpperBound about 8.0 ⓘ
orbits Earth ⓘ
typicalApogeeAltitudeUpperBound_km 2000 ⓘ
typicalInclinationsInclude Sun-synchronous orbits ⓘ
equatorial orbits ⓘ
polar orbits ⓘ
typicalPerigeeAltitudeLowerBound_km 160 ⓘ
typicalPerigeeAltitudeUpperBound_km 2000 ⓘ
usedFor Earth observation ⓘ
human spaceflight ⓘ
imaging ⓘ
microgravity experiments ⓘ
military reconnaissance ⓘ
remote sensing ⓘ
scientific research ⓘ
space debris research ⓘ
technology demonstration ⓘ
telecommunications ⓘ
weather monitoring ⓘ

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