Flares
The COSMO-SkyMed satellites are lesser-known deliverers of satellite flares, sometimes approaching magnitude -2. Although overshadowed by the Iridium satellites, the flares are often long-lasting, with the satellites traversing much of the sky at brighter-than-average magnitudes.
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A COSMO-SkyMed flare.
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