Longa-Pena, P.P.Longa-PenaTregloan-Reed, J.J.Tregloan-ReedAdam, C.C.AdamChamoun-Contreras, J.J.Chamoun-ContrerasUnda-Sanzana, E.E.Unda-SanzanaAvalos-Vega, C.C.Avalos-VegaAmadio, F.F.AmadioAndersen, M.M.AndersenBonavita, M.M.BonavitaBozza, VVBozzaEstrada, B. CamposB. CamposEstradaDominik, M.M.DominikDonaldson, A.A.DonaldsonJaimes, R. FigueraR. FigueraJaimesFynbo, J.J.FynboHinse, T. C.T. C.HinseHundertmark, M.M.HundertmarkJorgensen, U. G.U. G.JorgensenKhalouei, E.E.KhaloueiKretlow, M.M.KretlowMolina, VVMolinaPeixinho, N.N.PeixinhoRabus, M.M.RabusRahvar, S.S.RahvarRajkumar, A. R.A. R.RajkumarRomero-Colmenares, M., IM., IRomero-ColmenaresRota, P.P.RotaSajadian, S.S.SajadianSkottfelt, J.J.SkottfeltSnodgrass, C.C.SnodgrassSouthworth, J.J.SouthworthAlarcon, H.H.AlarconBlanc, G.G.BlancBocaz, P.P.BocazColque, J. P.J. P.ColqueCortes, J.J.CortesQuintana, C. FloresC. FloresQuintanaGarcia, P.P.GarciaGonzalez, R.R.GonzalezKim, S.S.KimMartin, S.S.MartinNakos, T.T.NakosOrtiz, E.E.OrtizOtarola, A.A.OtarolaHernandez, J. PlazaJ. PlazaHernandezSanhueza, P.P.SanhuezaSiringo, G.G.SiringoMario Soto Vicencio2026-07-072026-07-072026-05MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY, 548(2), stag552 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stag5520035-87111365-2966https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12740/24674We report a multi-epoch V-band campaign (2021-2023) with uniform processing and a common 550 km normalization across Starlink generations. Median magnitudes (68 percent confidence intervals; N in brackets) are: v1.0: 5.365, [5.084, 5.553] (34), Gen-2: 6.012, [5.801, 6.173] (6), v1.5: 6.106, [6.065, 6.154] (164), VisorSat: 6.618, [6.403, 6.804] (54), DarkSat: 8.431, [5.916, 10.947] (2). This yields the ordering v 1 . 0 = 7 at similar to 550 km . These benchmarks can guide future satellite designs, survey planning and avoidance strategies, with the main uncertainties arising from the very small samples for DarkSat and Gen-2."info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesslight pollutionmethods: data analysismethods: observationalspace vehiclestechniques: photometricsurveysBrightness evolution of LEO Starlink mega-constellation satellites from 2021 to 2023: a multiyear ground-based photometric studyArticulohttps://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stag552