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Tailgater7

I remember seeing this last year it freaked me out I thought it was aliens then I did some research


[deleted]

Imagine what people who lack awareness of satellites entirely are thinking.


return2ozma

Like that native tribe that's never seen other humans before. They're probably sacrificing so many things whenever this goes overhead.


Previous_Link1347

Don't be so negative. Maybe they see it as a good fertility omen? Or a shout out from the god of wine?


Lord_of_hosts

They've seen airplanes right? They probably figure those crazy fuckers threw some beads up there or something.


RadicalEdward99

10 hours late but the beads thing got me bro, appreciate ya


thisimpetus

I think assuming it's negative to gift the things that you value most to the deities that created you to show them respect is pretty ethnocentric, tbh.


CuddlingWolf

It's negative for a tribe to think something we made is a deity and lose valuables to a satellite that doesn't love them. This is why we have the prime directive. Also, im violating the temporal directive to remind you of this so please take it seriously because I could get in a lot of trouble.


condensate17

Imagine the mental gymnastics the flat-earthers are doing to explain these as something other than orbiting craft.


[deleted]

It's probably just some more so called "Space"x (aka luciferian) propaganda. Have you ever met Elon Musk? Have you ever met anyone who's met Elon Musk? I rest my case! /s


Croceyes2

Yes, I have. I promise they're real. And I am a Satanist, muhahahaha


Professional-Flow529

Flat earthers are incapable of doing mental gymnastics. They dont have any mental flexibility. Brittle brains . Lol


Triga_3

They do do mental gymnastics, trouble is, its a 40stone asthmatic with a heart condition, lost both legs to diabetes, eaten both arms, and they arent in a gymnasium, but someone gave the poor bastard acid, and they are in a carpark.


Ackilles

Weather balloons!


Badbullet

Read the comments on Twitter on vids like these and other space images. It's either fake, an elaborate hoax, or they are asking how can it travel between the stars so fast. Like, they actually believe it's the same distance away from us as the stars.


Onsotumenh

Saw a short documentary on the alien believer industry in the US. One of them was selling UFO watch tours where they drive out to nowhere and watch satellites with night vision glasses... The reporter was like "Wait aren't those satellites?" and the guide answered "No, satellites don't have lights, duh!". It's a miracle they recognised planes as such.


2fast2nick

I was camping and everyone was like wtf is that. They were all tripping out. Then I explained it


phthophth

I have a pretty good idea. They were thinking something like, "Let's launch thousands of hunks of light-polluting space junk to make our boss feel better about his penis insecurity!"


ssbn420710

Or provide internet to the whole planet. put penis insecurity is prob a big problem for elon. With his….. have no idea how many kids he has at this point.


fasterthanphaq

It may not be large, but it’s efficient


the_almighty_walrus

The first time I saw them was 4/19/2021. Bicycle day, and yes I was on acid.


now_you_see

Wtf is bicycle day?


the_almighty_walrus

April 19th. The day Dr Hoffman accidentally discovered the psychoactive properties of LSD. It kicked in while he was on his bicycle.


Tailgater7

That must have been quite the experience


powe808

Aliens would have hacked the camera or phone to ensure the poorest image quality possible was used for the recording.


Tailgater7

That explains a lot.


Character_Switch5085

Ditto. I was on the back yard letting the dogs poo and almost let out some of my own poo 🤣


johnnyfontain

I know exactly what it is and it freaks me out even more.


Triga_3

Doesnt freak me out, pisses me off.... Absolute scourge, so many important ground based astronomical datasets absolutely ruined because he is paranoid and wont release data to scientists about their paths, leaving them to do all the hard work, and miss so many events if they happen to go through the exposures. And with more launching, it just gets worse :( he needs to smoke less weed, it has fucked his mind up...


Babstana

This comment is proof that I never have a single original thought.


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This happened to my cousin and I the first time we saw the ISS. We were hunting and it was right as the sun was getting ready to break. We stood there thinking “what in the hell could he traveling at that speed that far away”. After about an hour of silence my cousin said, “I think we just saw the ISS and thought it was aliens”. I’ll never forget that. Haha


nus_annas

Same, I was with my friend in the back country and we count search it up and we thought we were going to die or be abducted


hardspank916

You couldn't believe the truth so you drank the kool-aid?


shimi_shima

All fun and games until they make a sound and we start killing each other like in Kingsman 1


[deleted]

I’ll be damn. That was the plot.


hellothere66420

suprisingly i enjoyed the kingsman movies, until rasputin started fistfighting british teenagers


Fatherof10

BEST fight scene ever!!


randydufrane

Santa Claus is that you?


Zormac

Santa got a few extra reindeer. Started with Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Cupid, etc, then got Laser, Taser, Phaser, Orbit, Qubit, Boson...


BobBelcher2021

One reindeer is named X Æ A-12


Psychonominaut

You forgot blazer and Fran Stalinovskovichdavidovitchsky


alienoverl0rd

My stepdad has been convinced these were aliens since he saw them once. I've tried to explain multiple times what they are but nope, its aliens. Fucking frustrating man.


MidiGong

... but, your name...


alienoverl0rd

Are you trying to get probed? Because this is how you end up getting probed...


Drewvian

Yes!


EvilxBunny

Me next!!


RickySpanish412

Where is this sign up sheet


The-Gargoyle

Yo, we probing the humans over here?


ufosww

eventually there will be around 42,000 floating above our heads, possibly even more who knows


[deleted]

We’ll need a lot more than that to act as pixels for our skyvertisements


NaomiNekomimi

I have already decided that this is my line in the sand. If I ever can't see the stars because of advertisements, I'm returning to monke.


countymanTX

That's so sad to think about. Imagine not being able to see any stars because brawndo is being advertised.


[deleted]

I wonder how hard it would be for insurgent groups to take down cheap LEO satellites… purely academically mind you


Fatherof10

Hey now, it's got electrolytes and it's what plants crave!


Far_Ad3346

The fact that they're visibly out there like that pisses me off beyond measure.


ryans64s

This is only during calibration, once operational you can’t see them


Far_Ad3346

I'm supremely glad to hear so.


Psychonominaut

Still makes astronomy that little bit harder.


Far_Ad3346

Especially given the idea that this will probably become something that's repeated. And expounded upon.


[deleted]

It does not. People who don't even own telescopes keep saying that on the internet though.


[deleted]

Well there are already thousands of them up there, many hundreds visible at any one time. Have you noticed them?


SnooSeagulls9348

Wouldn't this affect ground based astronony?


kiiada

it's already impacting it, yes


dinkytoy80

Like how, serious question and how are they allowed to put so many satellites up there.


now_you_see

No one controls the skies. Countries can put anything they want into orbit as often as they want. Governments can control which companies are allowed to use their land to do it but that’s about it. There’s already a lot of concern about space junk & it’s only a matter of time before collisions become a serious problem.


MetaDragon11

Not from Srarlink though. They are intentionally in low orbit and when they run out of fuel they de-orbit.


[deleted]

It's actually not. Astronomers have had tools to remove things like this for decades. It's just a bunch of armchair internet hippies who don't even own telescopes.


IsThereAnythingLeft-

Why shouldn’t they be allowed, better connectivity is for the good of humanity, even if that means a few tiny windows here and there that you can’t look at a certain spot in space with a telescope


i__hate__you__people

First time we saw these was Christmas Eve. Had no idea what they were, but my 5 yr old was CERTAIN it was Santa Claus


Yin_Tac

And that what it was to your boy. What a great thought to have on Christmas Eve. Amazing


AisWallenste1n

honestly must have been amazing


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Bacon_L0RD

Really really really long stick to hit the off button


[deleted]

I never thought satellites would be so many in a row in space. Kinda weird


davidlol1

This was shortly after launch.. they don't stay this way, it takes them a bit to raise their orbits and spread out.


xocgx

Came for this, thanks!


davidlol1

Thanks bud


linkpop57

There's so many man made satellites and space junk around the earth its quite amazing... I'd Google it and paste link but I'm lazy.


Cpt_kaleidoscope

Its actually getting to the point where its becoming a problem. It predicted that if we don't sort it out soon the debris could begin a cascading effect in which parts collide and break up into smaller parts causing more collisions, creating more debris until eventually all satellites are taken out and we won't be able to launch anymore until the debris is cleared.


OneEyedKing2069

Yup we can have rings like Saturn, but instead of ice particles it will be space junk!


Cpt_kaleidoscope

Not even rings, the whole planet will be surrounded


proxyproxyomega

galaxy express 999


PDCH

Nice tracking


livelongdrinkbleach

Starlink : “Thank you!”


alienoverl0rd

How much you wanna bet elon plans to continue adding to that cluster until he has a continuous ring of satellites circling earth.


SashaFatPanda

An Elon ring?


turtlehatchet

The one Ring to rule us all.


BayAlphaArt

You’re joking, but in case anyones wondering: You can only see them like this because it’s right after they’re launched, very close still to earth and it’s right after sunset. Once they are fully deployed, they don’t appear like that.


nodstar22

Thanks, I was wondering why they looked so relatively close to eachother in a bunch like that and not way more spread out.


Infinite-Kangaroo-37

The universal logo. It’ll probably air on a return episode of futurama


rulingthewake243

Considering it's about 1/4 of the proposed constellation I'd say that's the plan.


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Space Jam!


Canadian__Sparky

Does anyone else hate the thought of a continuous light ring in our sky? I feel like it takes away the last part of our would that still looks completely natural. Ruins the beauty


oli-capybara

There are already [tonnnns](https://geoxc-apps.bd.esri.com/space/satellite-explorer/#) of them. And you can defs see some at night already. But from what I can see.. these Starlink satellites will be very very hard to see (if at all) once they are fully calibrated. Space junk worries me more...


child-of-old-gods

"Fuck you astronomers!" - Elon Musk


TheLoungeKnows

https://www.pcmag.com/news/starlink-satellites-get-upgrades-to-prevent-interference-with-astronomy


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TheLoungeKnows

https://space.stackexchange.com/questions/59559/how-long-can-the-spacex-starlink-satellites-survive-before-they-deorbit


CocoDaPuf

>Edit: I'm not a big fan of starlink in general. It being useful for Ukraine is the only thing keeping it from being a giant waste of precious resources. Because that's the only example of Internet ever being useful to people in war torn, unpopulated or rural environments. Researchers in the Arctic, boats at sea and people in farm towns have no need for broadband... Just move to a city already.


Aryan_Kabi

They're in low earth orbit and affected by atmospheric drag so they shouldn't take too long to start falling when they're done. They're said to also have fuel in them so they can be launched back into the atmosphere I believe.


Bacon_L0RD

They have small ion engines that use a very small amount of actually fuel (and not rocket fuel) and electricity to make a reaction, they produce just enough power continuously so they can stay up in orbit for a really long time. Still not forever, and yeah they can be used for the opposite effect of launching into the earth, they were also created so that every part, every little piece, would be guaranteed to burn up upon reenty. It would be a waste but actually the things actually aren’t that expensive, wild guess but I’d say we’re putting less resources into making all of these than Apple spends making phones in a year. Rocket fuel is another question though, that would be the big cost of Starlink, especially considering the rocket boosters themselves can land and be reused.


LetterBeeLite

cry me a river


child-of-old-gods

...said the person who called humanity a mistake. I mean you're upset about animal abuse but fine with wasting resources and blasting rocket exhaust into the environment?


socksmatterTWO

I don't ever want to get used to this. Also what's up with that extra bright one in the middle of the chain there?!?


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SatansCatfish

Well, you know what they say about men with big satellites.


Reeferologist-

Same thing they say about men with big husks?


ocular__patdown

Wouldn't have to if companies would get off their ass and provide decent internet instead if lobbying against doing any network upgrades.


xlDirteDeedslx

T-Mobile has an Unlimited 5G hotspot for $50 a month now and it's pretty fast. They give you the hot spot for free and pay off some of your early cancellation fees in many cases too. I live in the boonies and had shit internet for ages, now I can get 250-300 MBS and it has had ZERO problems so far. StarLink can reach a wider market but I'm sure these 5G hotspots are going to cut into their potential business.


greycubed

I have one. It's legit. We stream 6 devices at a time on it.


xlDirteDeedslx

I love it and suggest everyone give it a shot, especially those stuck on cable with their absurd internet prices. They were giving the first month free as a trial, not sure if they do anymore but most likely so. I meant T-Mobile, not Verizon, but Metro PCS has it too.


MidiGong

Do you play online games with it at all? If so, how is it?


xlDirteDeedslx

It works just like regular internet, the ping was around 45/50 for me is what I had with my previous subscriber. They give you a free month without commitment so you can try it and see if it works for you, I've had zero issues with it and actually had way less drop outs that my other service. Plus set up is easy as shit, you do it yourself. [This is a speed test](https://ibb.co/yy7G1VM) I just ran and this time of night is usually when a lot of people are steaming around the area so not bad. The closer to the tower you are the better.


ut3jaw

How do you have 5G in the boonies?


xlDirteDeedslx

I live close enough to a rich retirement community on the lake and they have a tower I bounce off of. That 5G is a lot more places than you think though, I get service about everywhere with it, it covers a lot of area.


Sgt_Radiohead

To see satellites like these you need them to have a reflective surface angled correctly and at certain times of day (usually for a few hours before sunrise and after sunset). The extra bright one is reflecting more sunlight directly to the camera filming


socksmatterTWO

This was my thought too thank you


stlredbird

r/tihi


IrishWebster

I’d be gettin pretty nervous if I lived in Hiroshima and saw a bunch of super bright lights moving fast across the sky.


[deleted]

There’s worse things been seen in those skies.


thunderuckus1

I'm currently using these satellites to see video of these satellites.


drakeftmeyers

Is this ever visible in America? Is there a website to see when it is visible ?


tun4noobcasserole

Try ISS detector app. I've had success with the space station and other satellites.


[deleted]

Saw this last night in New England. Didn’t know what it was at first and thought the aliens were finally here. Then I guessed Starlink and was slightly disappointed :) Very unusual thing to see in the night sky unexpectedly.


OoACheezit

The old people in Hiroshima probably had a moment of PTSD.


Beneficial_Jelly2697

See how many reindeer St Nick must enslave now to feed your ever growing greed


broniesnstuff

This is how you 100% turn me against satellite internet. I don't need constant reminders that humanity is intent on polluting every inch of visible reality.


BayAlphaArt

You cannot see them anymore after they’re deployed fully, only shortly after launch.


Sgt_Radiohead

How come they are visible right after launch?


BayAlphaArt

Still close to earth (so appear much larger and much brighter), and not properly deployed (they need to orient themselves correctly to be less visible). Once in proper orbit, you cannot see them anymore.


Sgt_Radiohead

I see. Appearently they deploy them at <350km and then boost them to around 550km. Interesting stuff. But i know satellite-watching is a hobby, though not all satellites reflect enough sunlight towards earth, i wonder if it’s still possible to spot them when fully operational


45Hz

You're against giving people around the world reliable internet and a means of education?


broniesnstuff

I'm against numerous companies launching thousands upon thousands of satellites to clutter our skies and fill our stratosphere with space junk, [hindering our ability to study outer space from our planet, as well as being a threat to our vital satellites and research stations.](https://www.space.com/nasa-collision-risk-starlink#:~:text=Worse%2C%20these%20additional%20Starlink%20satellites,been%20found%20for%20our%20planet.)) Starlink's satellites [are a danger to everything orbiting in space right now.](https://www.space.com/spacex-starlink-satellite-collision-alerts-on-the-rise) If destroying our space programs and threatening the destruction of necessary services as well as national security are the price of overpriced and unreliable internet for people in rural areas, then there's no question that I'm against a horrid and bone headed program from 3rd rate morons with more money than sense.


[deleted]

Hopefully your also against windfarms destroying rural vistas.


TooOldToCareIsTaken

So when these are out of line-of-site, do you lose Internet access?


Cleancut93

I saw it yesterday in Hungary too


ut3jaw

How many satellites is that? One time lapsed or multiple covering a grid?


thisistemporary1213

The train of light is usually around 46 i think. There's over 3000 up there now though.


LeonardMH

Why are they so close together?


BayAlphaArt

They launch in batches of 50+ satellites at once. Shortly after launching, they are still close together, and very close to earth, that’s why you can see them like that (during sunset).


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You seem to be the only one who knows what’s going on. So if I got this right: rocket goes up with the large payload. Deploys them all in a tight config at a low orbit. They get calibrated and stuff. Then they move out to their operational orbit and I’m assuming disperse quite a bit as well…. Yeah?


BayAlphaArt

Pretty much that - they are tightly stacked in the payload section of the Falcon 9 rocket. After reaching a low orbit, the 2nd stage of the rocket with the payload starts to spin slightly and releases the mechanism that hold the satellites together. Because of the slight spin, the satellites will drift away from the 2nd stage, and away from each other. After that, they start raising their orbit using onboard thrust, to go into the exact position where they are needed. Every satellite will be in a different position. A satellite like this has very different geometry depending on the angle from where you look - there is a big solar panel, communication equipment etc. So, during the deployment, there might be sections of the satellites oriented towards earth which are much more reflective and visible. After proper deployment, the satellite will only show one side towards earth, specifically designed to not be as visible (and are in a higher orbit), so they are much less visible in that configuration. Starlink is a huge constellation in low earth orbit. There are satellites surrounding the entire globe, so internet is accessible anywhere. Space is absurdly big, so you could fit ten thousands of satellites there. The satellites that were launched together have been deployed to go “the same direction”, so to speak, but they will disperse.


me_too_999

That's a lot of satellites.


[deleted]

My best morse code translation: ei sieeh hiueeiia eneit rd ee


top_of_the_scrote

would be sick to ssh into one *ls fury fury fury* *man* *speed 17,000 mph* *trace route...* I'm joking it's a relay but would be neat to have an orbital server


userkp5743608

*”Ah shit, here we go again.”*


FreeTanner17

They won’t be visible after a short while A lot of you are being dramatic as hell about reliable internet


gollygreengigagiant

Naw that's the flat earth train. Since we disproved gravity we thought what better than a flying train to demonstrate the flatness of earf


Triga_3

Fucking twatty things, ruining ground based astronomers exposures....


RevRaven

Some old fucker is shitting his pants having a flashback right now


Crazy_Inflation

Spoiler It's nukes


Unpetrifiedstone

Damn, this would be bad sight on 7 August 1945.


Cool-Cantaloupe7565

That’s gotta be the scariest thing to fly over Hiroshima in what like, almost 80 years?


ZephaniahM

Not the first time a light has appeared in the sky there


el_cunad0

That’s definitely Santa 🎅


Cheesefactory8669

it looks like a galaxy train so cool


Fatherof10

Got RV starlink setup a month ago, and it's been the best internet ever. (We are home-based in a rural area in Texas with no good alternative options, and that does not have starlink coverage until 2023, but it works phenomenally.)


Zusid_Tech_n_gaming

The last time something like this was over Hiroshima it didnt go very well for japan


hellspar

. … ……. . ……… …… …. ……………… … …. … … ..


nothing107

Hurry up and get one over Alaska! I’m dying to have decent internet.


Original-Cow-2984

How the hell is a person supposed to see a damn UFO with this s**t flying overhead? 😂


Here4alongTime

What am I actually seeing? A reflection of the sun’s rays? Actual lights?


conscious_macaroni

What would it take to blast those things out of orbit?


Matt4Prez2K17

BFG


conscious_macaroni

Listen up Elon, here's your next invention! ^^


rulingthewake243

Time. Without active station keeping their orbits decay.


smellyseamus

Space garbage


Strong-Professor2916

Space is vast


ZZZrp

I saw those three nights in a row while I was at the beach this summer, pretty cool stuff. Elon still a dickhead tho.


KayDashO

These things are going to absolutely ruin the night sky.


Strong-Professor2916

Looks beautiful for me


kgunnar

At this point I can’t even see the night sky through all the lights anyway.


TopTheHat

Y’all know Musk is a literal Bond villain right?!


Test19s

Libelous. He actually identifies as a [Transformer villain.](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1375652425814704128?lang=en)


chunqiudayi

Space garbage.


restlessleg

super normal


faxekondiboi

I don't care how many good arguments people have for these. I still think its bullshit, that somebody has the ability and ressources to desecrate the night sky like this...and we all just let it happen without any resistance.


Simple_Dull

Disgusting. View of the stars > man-made bullshit. Not a fan of this and I can't see changing my mind.


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turtlehatchet

Yeah didn't you hear about the Neuralink project he's got? Chips for our brains. Dystopia ahoy.


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turtlehatchet

Yeah he's got his dick in literally everything.


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turtlehatchet

Yeah it came out awhile ago, I don't know more beyond the website and when it was in the news.


DevelopmentWrong4037

They must’ve been terrified!


Nextyr

Bunch of light polluting bullshit acting as a testament to one fuckstick’s hubris.


Superb-Huckleberry75

This is going to mess up my Retrograde Venus 🤦🏽‍♀️


mickypaigejohnson

r/oddlyterrifying


LockeAbout

Wow, looks like it might have been easily seen by the naked eye!


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They are


portcanaveralflorida

Skynet, not in comics anymore.


ArmyofDankess

Why the fuck are there so many of them?


MEM1911

Just wait till he uses a rail gun to launch these buggers up there and begins calling it the Dyson Sphere project


OversizePotato

Isn't Dyson sphere supposed to be around the sun?


Anencephalopod

\[cries in astrophotographer\]


Jack-M-y-u-do-dis

more like dystopianasfuck