Designating an orbit around the earth that has a maximum altitude of less than 2000 km (about 1200 miles), and the region in which such orbits are contained.
Origin
1960s; earliest use found in Technology and Culture.
Definition of low-earth in US English:
low-earth
adjective
Astronautics
Designating an orbit around the earth that has a maximum altitude of less than 2000 km (about 1200 miles), and the region in which such orbits are contained.
Origin
1960s; earliest use found in Technology and Culture.