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prime_number_314159@lemmy.world 1 day agoThey would hit the mountains at that height, and the FAA requires them to be up above airplane traffic anyways. After that, it gets crowded right above the launch pads, and sometimes there’s shooting stars and stuff, so some satellites are forced to go even higher.
AA5B@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Wait, which mountains are between the us and Europe again?
SapientLasagna@lemmy.ca 23 hours ago
It’s either over the mountains, or your owl will have to thread the needle between the Azores and Greenland.