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high Earth orbit

high Earth orbit noun: an Earth-centered orbit located at an altitude greater than the geosynchronous orbit, which is approximately 35,786 km above the Earth's surface.

Noun

high Earth orbit (plural high Earth orbits)

  1. An Earth-centered orbit located at an altitude greater than the geosynchronous orbit, which is approximately 35,786 km above the Earth's surface.
    Synonyms:
    HEO

Synonyms of high Earth orbit

Forms of high Earth orbit

pluralhigh Earth orbits

Questions about high Earth orbit

What does high Earth orbit mean?
High Earth orbit means an Earth-centered orbit located at an altitude greater than the geosynchronous orbit, which is approximately 35,786 km above the Earth's surface.
What part of speech is high Earth orbit?
High Earth orbit is a noun.
What is the plural of high Earth orbit?
The plural of high Earth orbit is high Earth orbits.

Words near high Earth orbit in the dictionary

  1. high doh
  2. high dohs
  3. high dot
  4. high drama
  5. High Dutch
  6. high Earth orbit
  7. high Earth orbits
  8. High Easter
  9. high end
  10. high entropy alloy
  11. high entropy alloys

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