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Brightness of first Chinese broadband constellation satellites alarms astronomers

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Chinese satellites are the first of a constellation that may ultimately consist of more than 14,000 satellites.

The study found the brightness of the Qianfan satellites ranges from magnitude 8 when low in the sky to magnitude 4 when overhead.

That makes the satellites, at those higher elevations, bright enough to be seen by the naked eye.

Radio astronomers have reported interference at low frequencies from Starlink satellites.

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