What are LEO Low Earth Orbit Satellites

LEO is short for Low Earth Orbit Satellites. As the name suggests, LEO satellites are closer to the Earth than traditional satellites. There are four types satellite orbit. The four types are: Low Earth Orbit Medium Earth Orbit Geosynchronous Orbit Geostationary Orbit. Let’s first look at Geosynchronous and Geostationary satellite orbits. A satellite in a …