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NASA astronaut Don Petit has shared remarkable images of SpaceX’s Starlink low Earth orbit (LEO) internet satellites from space as he spends time onboard the International Space Station (ISS). Petit took to the skies in September on Russia’s Soyuz spacecraft and has been sharing regular updates on X since then. One of his latest posts shows SpaceX’s Starlink satellites, but unlike most Starlink images from Earth, these show the spacecraft orbiting Earth from space.
The astronaut captured the satellites as ‘flashes’ that stood in sharp contrast to the star trails in his images. Petit also shared a first-person perspective of entering SpaceX’s Crew Dragon from the space station after he entered the ship last month before its port relocation earlier this month.
NASA Astronaut Shows SpaceX’s Starlink Satellites As Brief Flashes Against Starry Background
SpaceX’s Starlink internet satellites orbit higher than the ISS at a safe distance but at a sufficiently low altitude to ensure rapid data transfer to Earth. Over the course of the past couple of years, SpaceX has launched more than six thousand Starlink satellites as part of its bid to rapidly build a LEO internet constellation before rivals like Amazon’s Kuiper can get their spacecraft off the ground.
These satellites have also been controversial in the astronomy community, with criticism directed against SpaceX for obstructing a clear view of the…
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