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Question
Write the proper name of the orbits of satellites shown in the following figure with their height from the earth’s surface.
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Solution
a) low earth orbits height above the earth’s surface: 180 km to 2000 km
b) Medium earth orbits height above the earth’s surface: 2000 km to 35780 km 12
c) high earth orbits 12 height from the earth’s surface > 35780 km
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