what is how many miles is near earth orbit?
Rating Newest Oldest. Best Answer: Low earth orbit, like for the space shuttle or the space station, is about 220 miles up. But there are satellites on higher orbit, like the ones that are geosynchronous. Those are 22500 miles above. The lowest range would be a little over a 100 miles.
A near-Earth object (NEO) is any small Solar System body whose orbit brings it into proximity with Earth. By definition, all NEOs have a closest approach to the Sun (perihelion) of less than 1.3 astronomical unit (AU).