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I think this quote better summarizes the change.

"Under the modification proposed herein, SpaceX would reduce the number of satellites and relocate the original shell of 1,600 satellites authorized to operate at 1,150 km to create a new lower shell of 1,584 satellites operating at 550 km"

This shell will also now use 24 orbital planes instead of an originally planned 32. (per a table in the technical information pdf).

The total number of satellites in the constellation goes from 4,425 to 4,409.




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