HEO satellites
Geostationary orbit
LEO satellites
GEO satellite
MEO satellites
Satellite state
Their orbit is not circular but rather elliptical, and their speed varies according to the elliptical point.
Orbits the Earth in 24 hours, but always stays over the same geographical point.
Orbits the Earth at a distance below 20 000 km.
Nation that is dominated politically or economically by another.
Located over the Equator at a distance of 35 786 km above sea level.
Orbit the Earth at an altitude below 1500 km, just above the ionosphere. It travels at high speeds over the same geographical point several times on one day.