Labels:text | screenshot | font | number OCR: Inclination Altitude Number of Description in Degrees in Km Satellites of Program 74 800 3 Low-altitude military communications; one satellite in one of 3 planes; 1 20 degrees apart 74 1,400-1,500 24 Low-altitude military communications; one orbital plane 63 400-4,000 8 Elongated 12-hour military communications; satellites arranged 63 400-4,000 along ground track 8 Elongated 12-hour civil communications; 2 independent sets of 4 satellites each 0 36,000 14 Geosynchronous communications; specified sites above equator 83 950 - Weather satellites; at random 83 1,240 - Weather satellites in higher polar orbit; several in pattern 63 400-40,000 Early warning in elongated 12-hour orbit; arranged along ground track 65 250 2 Military ( max.) ocean surveillance; nuclear- powered radar observers 65 435 3 Military (max.) ocean surveillance; solar - powered electronics 83 650 6 of 6 planes Military electronic intelligence, near- polar orbits; one satellite in each 71 850 several Military heavy electronic intelligence; near-polar orbits 83 1,000 6 Navigation aids; low polar orbits 83 1,000 4 Navigation aids; low polar orbits 65 19,000 6+ Navigation aids in 12-hour orbits
