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Originally Posted by Bladewire
I saw a video of these satellites and people are complaining because they're only 300 miles from Earth and they are brighter, and bigger, than the stars when you look up. my guess is because these satellites are so small that they can't transmit as far so they have to be closer to earth.
The normal distance from earth satellites usually orbit is 1,242 miles.
Here's video of the satellites in orbit
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That's only a temp thing, they actually have to climb up to a higher altitude where they wont be easily visible. It's supposed to take about 2 to 3 weeks for them to get to their correct orbit.