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How low is VLEO? (FCC's newest approval for SpaceX)

Engaget's SpaceX gets FCC approval to deploy thousands more internet satellites says SpaceX's plan to build a global, high-speed wireless internet network using satellites has taken another step ...
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For constellations of circular LEO satellites, are there allocations of available "slots" in altitudes?

The BBC article SpaceX aims to launch internet from space discusses the SpaceX proposal for a dense array of 4,425 LEO satellites distributed among 83 orbital planes in five inclination groups as ...
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SpaceX's 4,425 satellite constellation - what's the method to the madness?

The BBC article SpaceX aims to launch internet from space discusses the SpaceX proposal for a dense array of over 4,000 LEO satellites for global internet coverage, and links to SpaceX non-...
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