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FCC gives SpaceX the go-ahead to drop Starlink satellite orbits by 500 kilometres or so

diodesign (Written by Reg staff) Silver badge

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It's not a typo: the FCC's reduced the max size of the constellation by one and allowed some of them to operate at a lower altitude. There's about 1,200 in orbit now, and 12,000 or more planned eventually, which will be launched in stages.

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