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Starlink v2 reached the brightness reduction target recommended by astronomers (arxiv.org)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (5 children)

That's great to hear! Is this with the shades and paint, or something else?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Mirror film. The antenna have a highly reflective film coating that reflects all light from the sun in a specific direction in space, away from Earth. The parts of the satellite that aren't flat enough for the mirror film do use the dark paint.

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