It is, of course.
I think it’s because of their low orbit and both the lower power required to talk to the satellite from earth, and smaller distances between satellites for meshing. It’s just my guess though.
Comment on Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites are falling to Earth at an alarming rate
kayzeekayzee@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 days agoWhy though? Isn’t that super wasteful?
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Samskara@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
The low orbit means they have more drag from the atmosphere. So to stay in orbit, the satellites need to spend fuel. That fuel runs out after a couple of years.