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Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains the Three Levels of Earth Orbit

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Where is the best place to put a satellite? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice break down LEO, MEO, and GEO, how they work, and what’s going on up there.

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Chuck NiceLEO MEOIntroduction Earth OrbitsIsaac Newton Discovering OrbitsLow Earth OrbitGeosynchronous OrbitMedium Earth OrbitCommunication Check

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