Starlink Generation 2 Mini Satellites: Photometric Characterization

Starlink Generation 2 Mini Satellites: Photometric Characterization

Starlink Generation 2 Mini satellites are fainter than Gen 1 spacecraft despite their larger size. The mean of apparent magnitudes for satellites in brightness mitigation mode is 7.06 +/- 0.10. When these magnitudes are adjusted to a uniform distance of 1,000 km that mean is 7.87 +/- 0.09. The brigh...

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Veröffentlicht in:arXiv.org 2023-06
Hauptverfasser: Mallama, Anthony, Cole, Richard E, Harrington, Scott, Hornig, Andreas, Respler, Jay, Worley, Aaron, Lee, Ron
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Sprache:eng
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Brightness
Luminosity
Satellite constellations
Spacecraft
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Zusammenfassung:Starlink Generation 2 Mini satellites are fainter than Gen 1 spacecraft despite their larger size. The mean of apparent magnitudes for satellites in brightness mitigation mode is 7.06 +/- 0.10. When these magnitudes are adjusted to a uniform distance of 1,000 km that mean is 7.87 +/- 0.09. The brightness mitigation mode reduces distance-adjusted satellite luminosity by a factor of 12 relative to spacecraft that are not mitigated.
ISSN:2331-8422