Consider the following statements:

Communication satellites are placed in geostationary earth orbit.

Satellites placed in low earth orbit have a tilted plane.

International Space Station uses medium earth orbit.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Question

GEO, Geostationary Earth Orbit is a low inclination orbit. Satellites placed in this orbit appear ‘stationary’ over a fixed position by travelling at exactly the same rate as Earth. These are placed at an altitude of 35,786 km. The GEO satellites are directly overhead at the Earth’s equator. Communication satellites are often placed in GEO.
LEO, Low Earth Orbit is relatively closer to the Earth’s surface than other orbits. It is normally at an altitude between 160 Km to 1000 Km. The satellites placed in LEO can have a tilted plane. It is one of the commonly used orbits. It is used for satellite imaging and remote sensing satellites. The International Space Station (ISS) uses LEO.
MEO, Medium Earth Orbit is between LEO and GEO. Like LEO, satellites too do not have to track the path along the earth’s equator. Navigation satellites and a number of artificial satellites are placed in MEO. Communication satellites too can be placed here.

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GEO, Geostationary Earth Orbit is a low inclination orbit. Satellites placed in this orbit appear ‘stationary’ over a fixed position by travelling at exactly the same rate as Earth. These are placed at an altitude of 35,786 km. The GEO satellites are directly overhead at the Earth’s equator. Communication satellites are often placed in GEO.
LEO, Low Earth Orbit is relatively closer to the Earth’s surface than other orbits. It is normally at an altitude between 160 Km to 1000 Km. The satellites placed in LEO can have a tilted plane. It is one of the commonly used orbits. It is used for satellite imaging and remote sensing satellites. The International Space Station (ISS) uses LEO.
MEO, Medium Earth Orbit is between LEO and GEO. Like LEO, satellites too do not have to track the path along the earth’s equator. Navigation satellites and a number of artificial satellites are placed in MEO. Communication satellites too can be placed here.

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