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Old 06-01-2019, 10:54 AM  
Bladewire
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Originally Posted by crockett View Post
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.
Thanks for the info! I googled it and it looks like they are going to orbit at 340 miles from Earth. Which is still almost 1/4 the distance normal satellites orbit Earth. Very interesting
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