The DTC satellites, according to the study, may appear brighter due to their lower altitude.
Their closer proximity to Earth, however, may not be all bad.
But also it means that their apparent motion is much faster.
The telescope at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO) captured this 333 seconds-exposure in November 2019 which contained at least 19 streaks caused by Starlink satellites. Credit: CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/DECam DELVE SurveyCTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/DECam DELVE Survey
That effect compensates for the additional brightening triggered by their lower orbit, according to Hainaut.
Its not just SpaceX seeking to launch these types of satellites.
Needless to say, we realize this is not realistic nor desirable.
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