Low Earth orbit satellites

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:advantage	high resolution imaging low latency communications shorter orbital lifetime due to atmospheric drag require more satellites for global coverage
gptkbp:canBe	uncrewed crewed
gptkbp:example	gptkb:Landsat_satellites gptkb:Terra_satellite gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope gptkb:International_Space_Station gptkb:Sentinel_satellites gptkb:Starlink_satellites gptkb:Iridium_satellites
gptkbp:frequencyBandUsed	gptkb:UHF gptkb:Ka-band gptkb:VHF gptkb:S-band X-band
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Low Earth orbit satellites
gptkbp:inclination	0° to 98°
gptkbp:launchDate	gptkb:Sputnik_1 1957
gptkbp:launchVehicle	gptkb:Atlas_V gptkb:Soyuz gptkb:Falcon_9 gptkb:Long_March
gptkbp:numberInOrbit	thousands
gptkbp:operator	gptkb:NASA gptkb:SpaceX gptkb:Roscosmos gptkb:ESA gptkb:ISRO gptkb:CNSA private companies
gptkbp:orbitalAltitudeRange	160 km to 2,000 km
gptkbp:orbitType	gptkb:Earth about 90 to 120 minutes
gptkbp:reentryDate	burn up in atmosphere
gptkbp:riskFactor	orbital decay space debris collision
gptkbp:typicalLifetime	a few years to decades
gptkbp:usedFor	remote sensing scientific research telecommunications Earth observation military reconnaissance weather monitoring
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Satellite_Communications
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7