Blue Walker 3

Observation Details to 1/16/2023

After that date, refer to Satellite Reductions page

UTC Date	UTC Time	Magnitude
10/3/2022	2:59	5.7
10/4/2022	1:08	7.4
10/5/2022	2:26	4.6
10/7/2022	1:51	7.5
10/8/2022	1:32	6.0
10/8/2022	1:33	5.9
10/8/2022	1:34	6.5
10/8/2022	1:35	6.2
10/9/2022	1:14	5.8
10/9/2022	1:15	6.0
10/9/2022	1:16	6.0
10/10/2022	1:57	5.2
10/10/2022	1:57	6.0
10/21/2022	11:25	2.0
10/23/2022	10:48	7.0
11/11/2022	11:22	1.4
11/20/2022	0:37	1.4
11/21/2022	0:21	1.8
11/22/2022	0:02	2.0
11/22/2022	23:42	2.7
11/26/2022	0:28	3.7
11/23/2022	1:21	3.6
11/26/2022	0:28	3.7
12/13/2022	23:59	3
1/14/2023	12:42	1.3
1/15/2023	12:25	0.9
1/16/2023	12:05	0.4

BRIGHTNESS CHANGE ANALYSIS

UTC Date	UTC Time	Magnitude	Range (km)	Phase	Standard Magnitude
10/3/2022	2:59:45	5.7	1867	128	3.31
10/4/2022	1:08:36	7.4	1110	122	6.35
10/5/2022	2:26:20	4.6	1107	120	3.63
10/7/2022	1:51:15	7.5	1006	123	6.63
10/8/2022	1:33:16	5.9	1048	125	4.87
10/9/2022	1:14:56	5.8	1125	136	4.17
10/10/2022	1:57:04	5.2	1159	138	3.40
10/23/2022	10:48:00	7.0	872	126	6.33
				AVERAGE STANDARD MAGNITUDE before DEPLOYMENT	5.06
11/12/2022	11:22:00	1.4	644	75	2.61
11/20/2022	0:37:00	1.4	869	79	1.89
11/21/2022	0:21:00	1.8	843	21	2.89
11/22/2022	0:02:22	2.0	771	32	3.23
11/22/2022	23:42:00	2.7	990	99	2.54
11/23/2022	1:21:00	3.6	1199	122	2.39
11/26/2022	0:28:00	3.7	1336	83	3.20
				AVERAGE STANDARD MAGNITUDE after DEPLOYMENT	2.68

All observations above by author; these calculations use a simplistic model that may be too conservative in predicting the optical behavior of the large array when reflecting light