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Watch This Rare ISS Footage of SpaceX Starlink Satellites Lining Up
The Starlink network includes over 6,000 satellites providing global internet, with Pettit's video showing them orbiting in a visible formation from the ISS.
- On October 7, 2025, NASA astronaut Don Pettit shared a video from the International Space Station showing dozens of SpaceX Starlink satellites flying in formation.
- The Starlink network consists of over 6,000 small satellites designed to provide high-speed internet to remote areas, and SpaceX began launching Starlink in 2019, rapidly expanding the constellation.
- From an ISS observation window, the footage shows at least a dozen satellites streaking in unison like glowing fireflies above aurora and city lights, with extended solar panels reflecting sunlight.
- Since posting, the video has gone viral and drawn admiration from space enthusiasts worldwide, while ground-based skywatchers have shared images for years.
- Astronomers warn the satellites' brightness and radio emissions interfere with observations, while SpaceX added visors and paused transmissions near Paris and Nançay observatories.
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