Ed Light asked: > Now that the new Starshine 3 has been launched, has anybody > any ideas as to how bright its launch-mates (e.g. PicoSat 9) > can be expected to appear? I do not have their exact dimensions but photos on in this Spaceflight Nom article show that they are significantly smaller than the 0.94 m diameter Starshine 3: http://www.spaceflightnow.com/athena/kodiakstar/010919kodiakstar.html My guess is that their standard magnitudes will be magnitude 8 (1000 km, 90 deg phase angle) or fainter, so they are likely to be difficult to see even using binoculars. Of course, the only way to be certain is to try to observe them. Ted Molczan ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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