Science and Technology · Space Technology
With reference to Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO), consider the following statements: I. Satellites placed in LEO experience higher orbital velocity than satellites placed in GEO due to their lower altitude. II. A satellite placed in GEO must orbit the Earth in the equatorial plane to remain continuously above the same longitude. III. Orbital decay due to atmospheric drag is a design consideration for LEO satellites but not for GEO satellites. IV. Communication satellites placed in GEO experience lower signal latency than those placed in LEO because of continuous line-of-sight coverage. Which of the statements given above are correct?
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- 1I, II and III only✓
- 2I and III only
- 3II and IV only
- 4I, II, III and IV
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I, II and III only
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