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LEO vs GEO vs MEO constellations for climate monitoring: orbit trade-offs compared
Compares Low Earth Orbit, Geostationary, and Medium Earth Orbit satellite constellations for climate resilience applications. LEO offers 1–5 m resolution with 90-minute revisit but requires 100+ satellites; GEO provides continuous hemispheric coverage at 1–4 km resolution from a single platform. Breaks down latency, cost-per-pixel, and data throughput trade-offs.