eli5: Why are satellites visible at night with our own eyes?

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Childhood me would like to know why every time I pointed to a star someone would tell me that one was in face man made.

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Also, What you are seeing are Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites that orbit the earth about 2,000Km up.

The satellites that are used by DirectTV, Dish, Sirius/XM and the like are in a Geosynchronous orbit (GEO) and are 36,000Km above the equator.

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