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Old 25th March 2021 | 10:02
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Originally Posted by Loose rivets
Geostationary orbits are a long way away. I'm surprised there'd be any competition for those, but of course, they're limited to a fairly narrow latitude band.

If Jeff Bezos gets his way, the darn height will be about England stood on its south coast. Mind you, Starlink looks like they'd give flight crew a start.
The useful positions in the geostationary belt are just about full, and are much prized.

The daft thing about LEOs is that anyone with enough cash can chuck as many up into orbit as they choose and there seems to be no end to the process. The only control is on the frequencies they use. Astronomers just have to accept any problems they create for now or in the future.
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