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[–] Dave 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

“DiskSat will demonstrate sustained VLEO (very low earth orbit) flight and test a unique, 40-inch diameter, disk-shaped satellite bus that is designed to increase on-orbit persistence,” the Space Systems Command said.

Does this mean they are going for flat instead of cube to reduce air resistance in very low earth orbit to increase how long the sattelite stays up?

That would be my understanding as well. My guess is that they'll try to orient them edge-on when passing through perigee.