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most citedCharacterization of Starlink Direct-to-Cell Satellites In Brightness Mitigation Mode

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astro-ph.IM2026

Brightness Characterization and Modeling for Amazon Leo Satellites

Anthony Mallama, Richard E. Cole, Hui Zhi +4

The mean apparent magnitude of Amazon Leo satellites is 6.28 based on 1,938 observations. For spacecraft in their operational mode, 92% exceeded the brightness limit recommended by…

astro-ph.IM2025

Brightness Characteristics of the Qianfan Satellites and Evidence That Some Are Tumbling

Anthony Mallama, Richard E. Cole, Stephan Hellmich +3

The mean apparent magnitude of the Qianfan satellites is 5.76 +/- 0.04, while the mean of magnitudes adjusted to a distance of 1,000 km is 5.24 +/- 0.04, based on 1,161 observation…

astro-ph.IM2025

Initial Observations of the First BlueBird Spacecraft and a Model of Their Brightness

Richard E. Cole, Anthony Mallama, Scott Harrington +1

Based on a large set of visual observations, the mean apparent magnitude of BlueBird satellites is 3.44, while the mean of magnitudes adjusted to a uniform distance of 1000 km is 3…

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Characterization of Starlink Direct-to-Cell Satellites In Brightness Mitigation Mode

Anthony Mallama, Richard E. Cole, Jay Respler +1

The mean apparent magnitude of Starlink Mini Direct-To-Cell (DTC) satellites observed in brightness mitigation mode is 5.16, while the mean of magnitudes adjusted to a uniform dist…

astro-ph.IM2022

Visual Brightness Characteristics of Starlink Generation 1 Satellites

Anthony Mallama, Jay Respler

A large dataset of visual magnitudes for all three designs of Starlink satellites is analyzed. Brightness phase functions are derived for the Original, VisorSat and Post-VisorSat m…