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Funnily enough, I saw a train of Starlink sats from their most recent launch (which was Sunday I think?) on Tuesday night in the skies over northern Utah. I ass
by HideousKojima 3y ago
Funnily enough, I saw a train of Starlink sats from their most recent launch (which was Sunday I think?) on Tuesday night in the skies over northern Utah. I assume this reduction is for normal nighttime hours, and not the times immediately after sunset/before sunrise when they can catch the light while still ascending to their final orbit?
Edit: the launch was early in the morning on Monday
- hughes 3y agoIt’s for their operational orbit. During deployment and orbit raising (while you can see the train) they won’t necessarily be in stealth mode yet.
- jccooper 3y agoStarlink brightness concerns are mostly for around dawn and dusk. During the night, since they're pretty low, they're mostly in complete shadow. However, the darkness design is for operational altitude and attitude; during orbit raising, they are in an unusual mode.