"low Earth orbit" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: low Earth orbits [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} low Earth orbit (plural low Earth orbits)
  1. A satellite orbit around the Earth within the altitude range of ~ 200 - 2000 km, in which a satellite can communicate with Earth with a small time lag and energy consumption. Abbreviation: LEO. Wikipedia link: low Earth orbit Categories (topical): Orbits Related terms: medium Earth orbit, high Earth orbit Translations (satellite orbit around the Earth): alacsony Föld körüli pálya (Hungarian), 低高度軌道 (Japanese), ни́зкая околозе́мная орби́та (nízkaja okolozémnaja orbíta) [feminine] (Russian), órbita terrestre baja [feminine] (Spanish), низька́ навколозе́мна орбі́та (nyzʹká navkolozémna orbíta) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-low_Earth_orbit-en-noun-dKnWRZOD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Japanese terms with redundant script codes

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