Question: what is the difference between low earth orbit and geosynchronous orbit?
Answer: Low earth orbit is just above the atmosphere-165 to about 300 miles. ... Geosynchronous orbits are at the other extreme at around 26,000 miles altitude, on 1/10th the way to the moon. Well above the atmosphere, objects in this orbit circle the globe only once every 24 hours, and so appear stationary above the surface.