A Sky Brightness Model for the Starlink “Visorsat” Spacecraft

A Sky Brightness Model for the Starlink “Visorsat” Spacecraft

A model of the brightness of the “visorsat” Starlink spacecraft is presented based on published information on the engineering design and 80 observations of individual visorsats. Comments are offered on the implications of this model on the visibility of visorsat spacecraft across the sky.

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Veröffentlicht in:Research notes of the AAS 2020-10, Vol.4 (10), p.182
1. Verfasser: Cole, Richard E
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Artificial satellites
Space vehicles
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Zusammenfassung:A model of the brightness of the “visorsat” Starlink spacecraft is presented based on published information on the engineering design and 80 observations of individual visorsats. Comments are offered on the implications of this model on the visibility of visorsat spacecraft across the sky.
ISSN:2515-5172
2515-5172
DOI:10.3847/2515-5172/abc0e9