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2013 – Satellite Orbits

There were 1,165 active satellites in orbit at the end of 2013, all performing various missions depending on their configuration and orbit.1Of all active satellites, 437 (approximately 38% of the total) were in geosynchronous equatorial orbit (GEO), an orbit 35,790 kilometers (22,240 miles) above th...


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