Using low earth orbit satellites to overcome latency

A system comprising:

• a terrestrial base station;
• a first channel having a first characteristic, the first channel in communication with the terrestrial base station, wherein a data session is established using the first channel;
• a second channel having a second characteristic, the second channel in communication with the terrestrial base station, wherein the second channel is a Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit (GEO) channel and wherein the second characteristic is different from the first characteristic;
• wherein a determination is made, based on the first characteristic of the first channel and the second characteristic of the second channel and the type of traffic involved in the data session, whether the second channel should be used for the data session;
• and when the second channel should be used for the data session, then the data session is switched from the first channel to the second channel and wherein the data session is periodically monitored to determine whether the second channel should continue to be used for the data session;
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• wherein the data session comprises a first part and a second part, and using the first channel for the first part of the data session and using the second channel for the second part of the data session.