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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Earth orbit
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gptkbp:affects
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gptkb:Earth's_atmosphere
space weather
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gptkbp:atmosphericDrag
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significant
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gptkbp:commonInclinations
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polar, equatorial, sun-synchronous
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gptkbp:communicationDelay
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low
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gptkbp:cost
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lower than higher orbits
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gptkbp:debrisDensity
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high
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gptkbp:elevation
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160 km to 2,000 km above Earth's surface
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gptkbp:example
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gptkb:Tiangong_Space_Station
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkb:International_Space_Station
gptkb:Starlink_satellites
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gptkbp:favoredBy
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gptkb:CubeSats
Earth imaging satellites
crewed missions
constellation satellites
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gptkbp:firstHumanInLEO
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gptkb:Yuri_Gagarin
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gptkbp:firstSpacecraftInLEO
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gptkb:Sputnik_1
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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gptkbp:inclination
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varies
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gptkbp:limitation
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about 2,000 km
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gptkbp:lowerAward
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gptkb:Geostationary_Orbit_(GEO)
gptkb:Medium_Earth_Orbit_(MEO)
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gptkbp:lowestStableOrbit
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about 160 km
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gptkbp:orbitType
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about 88 to 127 minutes
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gptkbp:rank
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Earth's surface
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gptkbp:reentryRisk
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high
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gptkbp:reentryTime
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few years to decades (without propulsion)
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gptkbp:riskFactor
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radiation exposure
space debris
collision
orbital decay
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gptkbp:speed
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about 7.8 km/s
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gptkbp:synodicPeriod
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about 90 minutes
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gptkbp:usedBy
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gptkb:NASA
gptkb:Roscosmos
gptkb:ESA
gptkb:ISRO
gptkb:CNSA
private companies
military organizations
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gptkbp:usedFor
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remote sensing
telecommunications
Earth observation
human spaceflight
military reconnaissance
satellite deployment
space stations
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gptkbp:visibleToNakedEye
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high
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Iridium_Communications
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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