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They only adjust to an orientation in which reflectivity is reduced once they have reached their proper orbits. You most likely observed them while they were st
by _Microft 6y ago
They only adjust to an orientation in which reflectivity is reduced once they have reached their proper orbits. You most likely observed them while they were still boosting themselves to these orbits. The statement that you saw a "bright line" makes it sounds like they were launched recently as they spread out after a while. The boosting process takes a few weeks.