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Answer by uhoh for Calculating the apparent magnitude of a satellite
Congratulations to @NickBrown for his solution! Based on that equation and some additional references I'll just add a little...
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This is for satellites with unknown size and orientation but known standard magnitude (Standard magnitude can be found on the satellite info page of heavens above, the number is called intrinsic...
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I'm writing a program that involves calculating the apparent magnitude of satellites from a ground location. I currently have the intrinsic magnitude of the satellites and the solar phase angle in...
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