low-altitude earth orbit

low-altitude earth orbit

[‚lō ¦al·tə‚tüd ′ərth ‚ȯr·bət]
(aerospace engineering)
An artificial satellite orbit whose altitude is less than about 1000 miles (1600 kilometers) above the earth's surface. Abbreviated LEO.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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