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Table 2

Observation dates and times for the Starlink satellites.

Start date Start time (UT) End date End time (UT) Observation notes
2023-04-18 08:00 2023-04-18 10:00 Untargeted search around zenith
2023-07-17 10:00 2023-07-17 11:00 Observing STARLINK-3647 and STARLINK-3657
2024-06-06 16:00 2024-06-06 17:00 Observing STARLINK-3647 and STARLINK-3657
2024-06-20 03:00 2024-06-20 05:00 Untargeted search around zenith
2024-06-20 13:00 2024-06-20 21:00 Untargeted search around zenith
2024-06-21 03:00 2024-06-21 06:00 Untargeted search around zenith
2024-06-21 17:00 2024-06-21 19:00 Untargeted search around zenith
2024-06-22 01:00 2024-06-22 04:00 Untargeted search around zenith
2024-06-22 17:00 2024-06-22 19:00 Untargeted search around zenith
2024-06-23 17:00 2024-06-23 19:00 Untargeted search around zenith
2024-06-24 03:00 2024-06-24 06:00 Observing STARLINK-31034
2024-06-25 03:00 2024-06-25 08:00 Untargeted search around zenith
2024-06-30 23:00 2024-07-01 01:00 Nighttime untargeted search around zenith
2024-07-03 00:00 2024-07-03 01:00 Nighttime untargeted search around zenith
2024-07-03 04:50 2024-07-03 05:20 Observing the International Space Station
2024-07-04 00:00 2024-07-04 02:00 Nighttime untargeted search around zenith
2024-07-04 04:00 2024-07-04 04:30 Observing the International Space Station

Notes. The table lists the dates, times, and observation notes of our campaign. Observations labeled “untargeted search around zenith” were conducted by tracking an astronomical source that passed overhead. Observations labeled with specific targets (e.g., “Observing STARLINK-3647 and STARLINK-3657”) involved tracking an astronomical radio source located at the point of highest elevation along the satellite paths across the sky, as illustrated in Figure 1.

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