Low Earth Orbit

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Titan
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:LEO
gptkbp:atmosphericDrag significant
gptkbp:communicationDelay minimal
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkb:International_Space_Station
many CubeSats
gptkbp:cost lower than higher orbits
gptkbp:debrisConcern space debris
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth not achieved
gptkbp:elevation 160 km to 2,000 km above Earth's surface
gptkbp:energyEfficiency lower than higher orbits
gptkbp:examplesOfSatellites gptkb:weather_satellites
gptkb:Starlink
gptkb:OneWeb
gptkb:Iridium
spy satellites
Earth observation satellites
gptkbp:firstHumanFlightDate 1961
gptkbp:firstHumanInLEO gptkb:Yuri_Gagarin
gptkbp:highestPoint 2,000 km
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Low Earth Orbit
gptkbp:inclination 0° to 98°
gptkbp:lowestAltitude 160 km
gptkbp:orbitalDecay common
gptkbp:orbitType about 88 to 127 minutes
gptkbp:radiationExposure lower than higher orbits
gptkbp:range about 7.8 km/s to 8 km/s
gptkbp:reentryRisk high
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Geostationary_Orbit
gptkb:Medium_Earth_Orbit
gptkb:Sun-synchronous_orbit
Polar orbit
Space debris
gptkbp:shape mostly circular
sometimes elliptical
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:NASA
gptkb:Roscosmos
gptkb:ESA
gptkb:ISRO
gptkb:CNSA
private companies
gptkbp:usedFor remote sensing
satellites
telecommunications
Earth observation
crewed spaceflight
space stations
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4