meaning of low earth orbit

1. low earth orbit LEO The kind of orbit used by communications satellites that will offer high bandwidth for video on demand, television, and Internet communications. A satellite in LEO, in contrast to one in a geostationary orbit, is not in a fixed position relative to the Earths surface so several satellites are required to provide continuous service. [Ovum report, "Applications for the superhighway", John Moroney].


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