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Low Earth orbiting satellite
A low Earth orbiting satellite (or LEO satellite) is a satellite in an orbit that has a semi-major axis that is less than that of a geostationary orbit.
Spy satellites[?], Navigation satellites[?] and Earth observation satellites[?] for remote sensing tend to use LEO orbits.
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