Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)

GPTKB entity

Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Earth orbit
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:MEO
gptkbp:advantage higher latency than LEO
higher launch costs than LEO
less crowded than LEO
longer visibility for ground stations than LEO
lower latency than GEO
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs intermediate circular orbit
gptkbp:elevation 2,000 km to 35,786 km above Earth's surface
gptkbp:exampleSatelliteSystem gptkb:Galileo
gptkb:Global_Positioning_System_(GPS)
gptkb:BeiDou
gptkb:GLONASS
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
gptkbp:lowerAward gptkb:Geostationary_Orbit_(GEO)
gptkbp:maintainedBy satellite operators
gptkbp:orbitType about 2 to 24 hours
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Low_Earth_Orbit_(LEO)
gptkbp:region space
gptkbp:riskFactor space debris
gptkbp:shape circular
elliptical
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:military
commercial
civilian
gptkbp:usedFor communications satellites
navigation satellites
science missions
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Low_Earth_Orbit_(LEO)
gptkb:Boeing_702HP_MEO_satellite
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6