atlantic ocean region (sat. com.) (AOR)
The satellite positions of GEO satellites are assigned to international regions. The assignment recognizes the Pacific Ocean Region( POR), the Indian Ocean Region( IOR) and the Atlantic Ocean Region (AOR), in which the geostationary satellites are located over the Atlantic Oceanun irradiate the Atlantic region and South America.
The Atlantic Ocean Region is divided into the western region (AOR-W), which corresponds to an orbital position of 50° longitude, and the eastern orbital position (AOR-E), which corresponds to 15° longitude.
The AOR geostationary satellites, such as INTELSAT, provide international communications links between Canada, the U.S., the Caribbean and South America with Europe and Africa.