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Are you sure those are satellites? The top bright one and the larger one in the center have all the telltale signs of meteors. The bottom right fainter one looks like a satellite because of the way it has a harsh ending at the top as the exposure stopped right when the satellite reached that point.
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Hi Astrobee

they are satellites -
some satellites spin so can flash -
moving fast satellite can reach higher brightness for just few seconds / less-
this also can make flash -

clouds on Horizon that sun light is hitting satellite from can make
brightness flicker a lot - sometimes easy to see - especially on ISS -

Photo satellites is tricky -
stuff happens quick - a lot of cam moves- adjustments -
I try to adjust cam for 20 second exposure - 1200 /3200 iso ish -
about 45 minutes shoot time -
large amount of Luck helps -

satellites that spin are my favorite -
there is a least one that spins quickly and can be seen by eye -
seeing is pretty Wow

I use Heavens Above - Daily visible Predictions -
brightest location predictions are Very good -
many times I aim for that spot

recently started using Live Sky View - Nice
shows whats flying over now -

highest # satellites seen by eye one night 19 -
usually - 2 to 10 - average 5 -
last night 2- night before 0 -

Nights with broken clouds I shoot clear areas -
tricky but sometimes works - Luck

Tried to photo X37 B space plane 2 nights ago - got Zero
have tried many times dont think have gotten it yet -

2 times could see by eye - nothing on camera - ??

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