Highly Elliptical Orbit (HEO)
GPTKB entity
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Orbit type
|
| gptkbp:advantage |
complex ground tracking
long dwell time over high latitudes variable signal strength |
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:HEO
|
| gptkbp:apogeeAltitude |
above 35,786 km
|
| gptkbp:characterizedBy |
high eccentricity
|
| gptkbp:example |
gptkb:Molniya_orbit
gptkb:Tundra_orbit |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Highly Elliptical Orbit (HEO)
|
| gptkbp:inclination |
typically 63.4 degrees for Molniya
|
| gptkbp:orbitType |
typically 12 hours or 24 hours
|
| gptkbp:perigeeAltitude |
typically a few hundred to a few thousand km
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
Low Earth orbit
Medium Earth orbit Geostationary orbit |
| gptkbp:usedBy |
gptkb:Russia
gptkb:United_States |
| gptkbp:usedFor |
communications satellites
Earth observation scientific missions |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Boeing_702HP_HEO_satellite
gptkb:Boeing_702MP_HEO_satellite gptkb:Boeing_702SP_HEO_satellite |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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