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Starlink v2 reached the brightness reduction target recommended by astronomers (arxiv.org)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/spacex
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[–] JohnDClay 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Pretty sure it's in-house developed black paint.

[–] atzanteol 4 points 1 year ago

Black paint was causing heat problems.

Sounds like it's more about orientation:

SpaceX has responded to the concerns of astronomers by developing an improved reflective layer for their Gen 2 satellites which directs more of the sunlight away from observers on the ground.

[–] JohnDClay 1 points 1 year ago

Cool!

[–] [email protected] 2 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.