Security News > 2022 > August > SpaceX Starlink 'train' of satellites illuminates Northwest skies
Residents of Northwestern parts of the U.S. and Canada were baffled at seeing a bright trail of lights-almost like a train flying through the skies over the weekend.
Over the weekend, stargazers in parts of Washington, Oregon, British Columbia, and nearby areas could spot a trail of lights blazing through the sky in a motion akin to a flying train.
The light snaking through the sky was a moving cluster of 53 Starlink internet satellites that SpaceX launched from Florida this Friday.
"On Friday, August 19 at 3:21 p.m. ET, SpaceX launched 53 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida," reads an announcement from SpaceX. "This was the ninth flight for the Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched GPS III Space Vehicle 04, GPS III Space Vehicle 05, Inspiration4, Ax-1, Nilesat 301, and now four Starlink missions."
This isn't the first time Starlink has shone through the skies either.
Fun fact, keen astronomers and stargazers can head to Findstarlink.com to see when would the next sighting of Starlink be in their region.