Optical Technique, Volume. 50, Issue 5, 574(2024)

Analysis of Starlink satellite’s visibility based on optics observation

YANG Yuan... LI Chonghui*, TONG Shuai, GOU Wanxiang and ZHANG Chao |Show fewer author(s)
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  • Information Engineering University,School of Geospatial Information,Zhengzhou 450001,China
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    Received: Dec. 20, 2023

    Accepted: Mar. 10, 2025

    Published Online: Mar. 10, 2025

    The Author Email: Chonghui LI (lichonghui6501@126.com)

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