Communications satellite of a GEO satellite. Like LEOs, these satellites don’t maintain a stationary distance from the earth. This is in contrast to the geostationary orbit, where satellites are always approximately from the earth. Typically the orbit of a medium earth orbit satellite is about above earth. In various patterns, these satellites make the trip around earth in anywhere from 2 to 8 hours. In 1962, the first communications satellite, Telstar, was launched. It was a medium earth orbit satellite designed to help facilitate high-speed telephone signals. Although it was the first practical way to transmit signals over the horizon, its major
Satellite Beach, Florida Satellite Beach, Florida Satellite Beach is a coastal city situated in Brevard County, Florida. The population was 10,109 at the 2010 United States Census, and it is located with the Atlantic Ocean to the east and the Indian River to the west. Satellite Beach is part of the Palm Bay–Melbourne–Titusville Metropolitan Statistical Area. Satellite Beach is located at (28.173441, -80.596674). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of . of it is land and of it (31.94%) is water. The Atlantic Ocean forms its eastern border; the Indian River the western border. It is