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It depends

By the military definition, "Low Earth Orbit" is used to describe satellites with a period of less than 225 minutes. This can range from about 100 miles or so up to several hundred miles altitude.

The lower the orbit, the shorter the period. When the period gets below about 88 minutes, the satellite is close to decaying and reentering the atmosphere, usually within a day or so.

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