low Earth orbit

E81038

Earth orbit near-Earth space environment orbital region

Low Earth orbit is the region of space relatively close to Earth’s surface, commonly used for satellites, space stations, and crewed missions due to its lower altitude and easier access.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Low Earth orbit	27
low Earth orbit canonical	2
Earth orbit	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Earth orbit ⓘ near-Earth space environment ⓘ orbital region ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	LEO ⓘ
hasAbbreviation	LEO ⓘ
hasAdvantage	high spatial resolution for imaging Earth ⓘ lower launch energy requirements compared to higher orbits ⓘ shorter communication latency with Earth ⓘ
hasCommonWorkingDefinitionLowerBound	160 kilometers altitude ⓘ
hasCommonWorkingDefinitionUpperBound	2,000 kilometers altitude ⓘ
hasDisadvantage	dense population of space debris ⓘ increased atmospheric drag causing orbital decay ⓘ limited field of view of Earth at any given time ⓘ
hasOrbitalInclination	varies from equatorial to polar ⓘ
hasOrbitalPeriodRange	about 88 to 127 minutes ⓘ
hasSubcategory	equatorial low Earth orbit ⓘ polar orbit ⓘ sun-synchronous orbit ⓘ very low Earth orbit ⓘ
hasTypicalAltitudeLowerBound	about 160 kilometers above Earth’s surface ⓘ
hasTypicalAltitudeUpperBound	about 2,000 kilometers above Earth’s surface ⓘ
hasTypicalOrbitalVelocity	about 7.8 kilometers per second ⓘ
hosts	International Space Station program ⓘ surface form: International Space Station Tiangong space station ⓘ
isBelow	geostationary orbit ⓘ geosynchronous orbit ⓘ medium Earth orbit ⓘ
isCharacterizedBy	high orbital velocity ⓘ relatively strong Earth gravity ⓘ short orbital periods ⓘ significant atmospheric drag ⓘ
isEnvironmentFor	human spaceflight missions ⓘ microgravity experiments ⓘ on-orbit satellite servicing and assembly ⓘ
isPartOf	near-Earth space ⓘ
isRegionOfConcernFor	space debris mitigation ⓘ space traffic management ⓘ
isSubjectOf	international space law discussions ⓘ orbital debris guidelines ⓘ
isUsedBy	commercial space companies ⓘ government space agencies ⓘ military space programs ⓘ
isUsedFor	Earth observation ⓘ surface form: Earth observation satellites communication satellites ⓘ crew transportation missions ⓘ remote sensing satellites ⓘ scientific satellites ⓘ space tourism missions ⓘ technology demonstration satellites ⓘ weather satellites ⓘ
orbits	Earth ⓘ