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Caption: Figure 5.
Simulated number of Starlink satellites above the horizon (but not necessarily illuminated) as a function of latitude. Separate contributions from layers A, B, and C are also shown. The finite number of satellites causes the irregularities in the curves. The figure illustrates that the number of satellites is largest at latitudes near the orbital inclination of the bulk of the satellites and smallest at the equator.
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