Merits and de-merits of LEO satellites

Question

Specify some of the merits and de-merits of the LEO satellites?

Answer 1

Benefits of the LEO are as follows:

a) LEO satellites give the higher global coverage.

b) High spectrum utilization.

c) The propagation delay is low (say 5 to 10 m sec).

Demerits are as below:

a) Complex network architecture.

b) Rapid Satellite movement and Tough analysis.

c) Difficult Routing mechanism.

d) Long deployment period.