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sundogplanets ("Prof. Sam Lawler") wrote:
Currently watching an IAU-CPS talk given by Olivier Hainaut.
His simulations show that 30,000 sats at 350-600km causes the same astronomy research data loss as 6,000 sats at 1200 km. This is because higher altitudes are visible for a larger fraction of the night, and the sats move more slowly across the image so they cause brighter streaks even though they are farther away