However, SpaceX informed me directly that the solar array is 8.1 x 2.8 metres. On Tue, 21 Apr 2020 at 11:42, Leo Barhorst via Seesat-l <seesat-l_at_satobs.org> wrote: > Hello hehehe, > > Seet the website of SpaceX at spacex.com. > There you can find all kind of info about the Starlinks. > > Also a picture of the Starlink stack enclosed in one half of the fairing. > > I used this picture and the dimensions of the fairing in the Falcon 9 > handbook > to calculate the dimensions of the starlink sats. > > The fairing has an outer diameter of 5,20 m and height of 6,90 m before the > nosecone starts. > The skin with the honeycomb is 0,27 m. > That leaves for the sats a space of 4.66 m. > The Starlinks are stacked 2 side by side and 15 layers high. > > In this space fits a rectangle of 3,30 x 3.30 m, consisting of 2 sats. > So the length of the flatpanel sat is max 3.30 and de width max 1.65 > Knowing these dimensions the height of the sat can be estimated and is > around 0.08 m. > > From an artist impression on the SpaceX site with the sats in orbit the > length of the solar > panel is between 15-16 m. > > I hope my explanation is clear to you. > > I don.t have info on the RCS snh reflective radiowise they are. > Perhaps some obdervers that do radio obs of sats can answer this. > > Regards, > Leo > > > Op di 21 apr. 2020 om 14:54 schreef hehehe--- via Seesat-l < > seesat-l_at_satobs.org>: > > > Hi! > > > > How big are these starlink satellites, and how reflective radiowise? > > Is there a known RCS (radar cross section)? > > Where can I see detailed photos of a starlink sat? > > > > Greetings! > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Seesat-l mailing list > > http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-l > > > _______________________________________________ > Seesat-l mailing list > http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-l > _______________________________________________ Seesat-l mailing list http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-lReceived on Tue Apr 21 2020 - 10:55:15 UTC
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