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English Deutsch Français Marker Distance above earth (km) Distance from center of earth (km)
Earth Erde Terre Blue/brown image 0 6370
Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Low Earth Orbit Orbite terrestre basse Cyan area 160 to 2,000 6,530 to 8,370
Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) Medium Earth Orbit Orbite moyenne de la terre Yellow area 2,000 to 34,780 8,370 to 41,150
International Space Station (ISS) Internationale Raumstation Station spatiale internationale Red dotted line 370 6,741
Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites Globales Positionsbestimmungssystem Système de positionnement mondial Green dash-dot line 20,230 26,600
Geostationary Orbit (GEO) Geostationäre Umlaufbahn Orbite géostationnaire Black dashed line 35,794 42,164


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English: A scale diagram showing earth and various orbits above it.
Deutsch: Skalendiagramm der Erde und verschiedener Umlaufbahnen.
Français : Diagramme échelle montrant la terre et des orbites.
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Source Created by Commons user Mike1024, Earth based on File:Worldmap northern.svg
Author Image of earth: Gringer. Scale orbits: Mike1024
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current19:06, 30 March 2014Thumbnail for version as of 19:06, 30 March 20144,300 × 4,300 (5 KB)XZisefixed rotation of Earth (is now looking from above)
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23:19, 16 January 2008Thumbnail for version as of 23:19, 16 January 20083,009 × 3,009 (19 KB)Mike1024{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! English !! Deutsch !! Français !! Marker !! Distance above earth (km) |!!Distance from center of earth (km) |- ! Earth !! Erde !! Terre | Blue/brown image || 0 |

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