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Re:FCC approves SpaceX plan for satellite broadband network by ddoolin on Friday April 06, 2018 @06:14PM (#16777967)
The article mentions 12,000 total final satellites, but the other 8,000 operate at different altitudes/frequencies so they will need to be approved separately.
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Re:FCC approves SpaceX plan for satellite broadband network by greglindahl on Friday April 06, 2018 @08:18PM (#16778640)
The other 8000 are going to be orbiting so low that they'll have to constantly raise their orbit to avoid re-entry.
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