Trippy time-lapse shows Starlink satellites streak light across space

Pettit has gained a reputation to create amazing photos and videos displaying stars, but this is one of the few also characterized by SPACEX Starlink satellites in low -Earth orbit.

Since the first STARLINK switch in 2019, there are now more than 7,000 of them to spin on the ground after multiple launch operations, the last of which was made a few days ago using a Workhors Falcon 9 missile from SPACEX.

Satellite provides an internet connection to more than five million individuals and companies on Earth, as Spacex is looking to build up to 42000 of the satellite in the coming years. Internet service aims primarily to low -density -density areas instead of populated areas, although its final goal is to become a major global communications provider.

Many companies compete with Starlink to some extent, although the newcomer that can give Spacex a real operation of his money is the Amazon’s Kuper Project project, which, like Starlink, targets residential and business users. The company was supposed to launch its first project from the Cape Canaveral box in Florida a few days ago, but the stormy weather prompted the Mission team to clean the takeoff.

Starlink was not indisputable, as astronomers complain of reflected light of satellites that disrupt their efforts to explore the distant space. Spacex tried to reduce the strength of the reflected light by satellite paint in a dark material, with the addition of a reflective film to redirect sunlight away from Earth, a step that has caused satellite to appear prominently in the Pettit temporal video.

In addition, Starlink’s decisive role in Ukraine’s military operations sparked tensions on Elon Musk’s control by SPACEX CEO, including his rejection of 2022 to extend coverage to the Crimea Peninsula for a drone, and recent general clashes with European leaders on a possible closure.

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