MITRE STUDY FAVORS MEDIUM-EARTH ORBITS

A Mitre Corp. study questions the viability of ``big LEO'' systems, which rely on a large number of low Earth orbit satellites for mobile voice and data satellite service. Medium Earth orbit (MEO) systems appear to have the advantage because they can provide global coverage with fewer satellites...

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