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Here’s a Real-Time Map of All the Objects in Earth’s Orbit
In total, stuffin.space tracks 150,000 objects ... a JavaScript API. “Using those orbital parameters, stuffin.space uses a propagation model to predict the location of every satellite in ...
Space.com1y
The BlueWalker 3 satellite is officially one of the brightest objects in the sky
On Monday (Oct. 2), scientists with the International Astronomical Union announced that one of the brightest objects visible ... rather the BlueWalker 3 prototype satellite.
Inverse1y
One of the 10 Brightest Objects in the Sky is Now a Satellite — and More Are Coming
One of the brightest objects in the night sky isn’t a star or a planet — it’s a communications satellite. The BlueWalker 3 satellite, launched in September 2022, is now the eighth-brightest ...
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Huge satellite could outshine all stars and planets in the night sky
A large satellite launching to space tomorrow could become brighter than any other object in the night sky except the moon, raising concerns about its impact on astronomy. The BlueWalker 3 ...