MEO

Simply put, MEO is Medium Earth Orbit: an orbit between roughly 2,000 km and 35,786 km altitude, most notably used by navigation constellations.

Definition

Medium Earth Orbit: an orbit between roughly 2,000 km and 35,786 km altitude, most notably used by navigation constellations.

Example

GPS satellites fly in medium Earth orbit at about 20,200 km.

Category: ORBITS

MEO illustration

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