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Any object can remain in orbit around the earth indefinitely, at any distance from the earth's surface, so long as it remains above any part of the atmosphere thick enough to slow it down. Long duration orbiting behavior is possible anywhere above about 220 kilometers (140 miles) above the surface, out to millions of miles.
The International Space Station orbits at a nearly constant altitude of about 240 kilometers. TV satellites orbit at a distance of about 22,400 miles. The moon ... earth's only natural satellite, orbits at an average distance of about 238,000 miles.
Rather than ask for a description of the region in which satellites CAN operate, it would be much more informative to talk about the region where satellites CAN'T operate. It's much smaller.
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How many miles above the Earth are satellites typically positioned?
Satellites are typically positioned around 22,236 miles above the Earth in a geostationary orbit.
LEO satellites orbit the Earth with an altitude as low as miles?
A low Earth orbit (LEO) is an orbit around Earth as low as 100 miles and up to 1,240 miles close to the Earth's poles.
How many functional satellites orbit earth?
At present there are around 24-32 satellites orbiting in medium earth orbit(11,000 miles)more the satellites more accurate navigation is produced.
What layer of the atmosphere do GPS satellites orbit in?
SatellitesSatellites orbit in outer space, not in the earth. They are sent to outer space where the gravitational pull of the earth pulls them around, just as the earth is pulled around the sun in a similar manner. The layer is the exosphere. It greatly depends on what the satellite is for and who owns it how far up it orbits. Imaging satellites need to be close to the Earth, so they orbit about 130 miles up. Communications satellites are generally at 23,000 miles up. GPS satellites are up about 13,000 miles.
How far away are satellites?
Satellites in low Earth orbit are typically around 200-2,000 kilometers (125-1,240 miles) above Earth's surface, while geostationary satellites are about 35,786 kilometers (22,236 miles) away. Other satellites can be at varying distances depending on their specific orbit and mission.
How far is satellites from earth?
satellite should be at least 42000Kms from center of earth .As the radius of earth is around 6370Kms ,the height reduces to 35000Kms.
Which layer of the atmosphere do communications satellites orbit?
Most communications satellites operate outside of the earth's atmosphere. The GPS satellites are about 23,000 miles from the surface of the earth.
What are Communications satellites?
Communication satellites receive signals from antennae on the Earth's surface, or from other satellites, amplify the signals, and beam them back to Earth. Because they are hundreds or thousands of miles up, their signals can cover a larger area than most radio or television signals broadcast on the surface, because of the Earth's curvature. (Radio waves don't go around corners well.) Some communications satellites are in quite low orbits, around 150 miles high. Others are in "geostationary" orbits at about 22,500 miles, where their rotation around the Earth is the same speed as the Earth's rotation, so that they stay above a particular spot all the time. Most broadcast satellites for TV, phone service and satellite radio are geostationary.
How far away are satelites from earth?
Satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) are typically around 160-2,000 kilometers away from the Earth's surface. Geostationary satellites, on the other hand, orbit at an altitude of about 35,786 kilometers above the equator.
How many GPS satellites are there and how many miles are they above the Earth?
There are about 4 that go for one and the four share many. The four gives you an exact location. I am not sure how far away however
Is there a satellite around earth and what is it called?
Yes. The earth has many man-made satellites orbiting the earth, but there's also one natural satellite. This satellite is the moon, orbiting earth at about 2288 miles per hour (3683 kilometers per hour)
How far is satellites from the earth?
The moon, at an average distance of 238,860 miles.
