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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.
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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