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they filed that because it's believed that they have mechanical problems on the satellite. Not because they wanted to: https://mobile.twitter.com/TMFAssociates

• regnerba 8y ago
  Isn't the lower orbit even better for them in terms of latency though? So long as the orbit doesn't decay faster than the planned 5 year life span of the sats, it's actually a win.
  • shaklee3 8y ago
    The lower orbit means the satellite coverage on Earth is smaller now, so they need more satellites to compensate for delivering the same capacity in a given area. It's better in terms of latency, but it's not a significant difference.
    • regnerba 8y ago
      Very good point, thanks for responding.