OTDR: Launch Cable Length for Singlemode

The JDSU Fiber Optic Test Reference Guide,

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a launch cable used for singlemode should be 1km to 2km long.

Is that what's used in practice? What's the consequence of not using a launch cable that long (besides the generic answer of unreliable readings, which I can intuit.) Thanks.

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