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What is the distance from earth of Low Earch Orbit (LEO) satellites?
A
500-1500km
B
5000-12500km
C
35800km
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A low Earth orbit (LEO) is, as the name suggests, an orbit that is relatively close to Earth’s surface. It is normally at an altitude of less than 1000 km but could be as low as 160 km above Earth – which is low compared to other orbits, but still very far above Earth’s surface.

Detailed explanation-2: -Low Earth Orbit (LEO), as opposed to high or medium Earth orbit, refers to near-circular orbits that extends from 180 km (approximately 110 miles) from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of approximately 2000 km or 1240 miles.

Detailed explanation-3: -Definition: Technically, objects in low-Earth orbit are at an altitude of between 160 to 2, 000 km (99 to 1200 mi) above the Earth’s surface. Any object below this altitude will being to suffer from orbital decay and will rapidly descend into the atmosphere, either burning up or crashing on the surface.

Detailed explanation-4: -A low earth orbit (LEO) satellite is an object, generally a piece of electronic equipment, that circles around the earth at lower altitudes than geosynchronous satellites. LEO satellites orbit between 2, 000 and 200 kilometers above the earth.

Detailed explanation-5: -Globalstar is a low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellation for satellite phone and low-speed data communications, somewhat similar to the Iridium satellite constellation and Orbcomm satellite systems.

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