LEO, «Low Earth Orbit» is a human space activity that is close to the Earth’s surface. It has the general agreement at an altitude of 1000 km to a minimum of 160 km above the Earth.

LEO is a very important space area for different types of industries such as communications, observation, experiments and others.

The communications industry has many applications such as communications satellites, weather satellites, astronautical satellites and space stations.

There is a growing industry for LEO with a new generation of satellites called nano-satellites or cubesats. Space startups and universities are major players in this industry.

Yahoo Finance says the major players in LEO are: Northrop Grumman, Kepler Communications, SpaceX, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Thales Alenia Space, Airbus Defence and Space, SSL, Globalstar and BAE System.

Also Yahoo Finance says that «The market is expected to reach $4.36 billion by 2025…»

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