Fig. 5: Visualization of a rocket body during daylight. | Nature Communications

Fig. 5: Visualization of a rocket body during daylight.

From: Daylight space debris laser ranging

Fig. 5

Sunlight reflections of an SL-12 rocket body (NORAD ID: 15772) displaying a field of view of 0.21° × 0.16°. The image was captured with an ASI 1600 on 2018/12/04, 14:31 UTC at a sun elevation of 5°. A red circle highlights the rocket body for easier recognizability.

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