This paper analyzes the utility of the Intermediate Circular Orbit (ICO) for amateur radio spacecraft. The ICO has an altitude between 8,000 and 11,000 km and provides a "happy medium" between large footprints offered by high altitude satellites and less "path loss" offered by low-altitude satellites. The ICO is attractive either for a single amateur satellite or could be used to build a constellation of three satellites with nearly continuous coverage of the Earth's surface. Furthermore, the ICO could be extended to a constellation of six satellites, giving full global coverage. The ICO is thus presented as an orbit to consider for future AMSAT spacecraft projects.
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