David, Jay Respler and I determined ‘characteristic magnitudes’ for all three models of Starlink Generation 1 satellites. They range from 4.7 for the Original Design to 6.2 for VisorSats. This is the URL for the research paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/2210.17268. SpaceX is using a special material on their Generation 2 satellites to reflect sunlight away from observers on the ground. They also intend to orient the spacecraft bodies and their solar panels to reduce brightness once they are on-station. I am collecting observations in order to evaluate how well their approach to brightness mitigation for Gen 2 is working. Please contact me by email if you need additional information. Best regards, Tony Mallama _______________________________________________ Seesat-l mailing list https://lists.seesatmail.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-lReceived on Mon May 15 2023 - 10:16:44 UTC
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