Extreme Flaring of Starlink Satellites

Published 21 May 2024 in astro-ph.IM | (2405.13091v1)

Abstract: Starlink satellites can become extremely bright when sunlight reflects specularly to an observer on the ground. The observed brightness of such flares is consistent with a bidirectional reflectance function of the Starlink satellite chassis. These findings are applied to the case of an extreme flare that was reported as an Unidentified Aerial Phenomena by the pilots of two commercial aircraft.

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