For those who had been paying attention to the sky in the early hours of last Sunday (5), a surprise awaited: a new formation of Starlink satellites from SpaceX illuminated the skies of Santa Catarina and were caught by the monitoring station at Monte Castelo. , on the northern plateau.

The station in the spacecraft recorded the formation of Starlink satellites – Photo: Josimar Justino / Reproduction

According to amateur astronomer Josimar Justino, who is part of the Bramont (Brazilian Meteor Observing Network), around 4:30 am on Sunday, dozens of bright points were recorded at the station as part of satellites heading for the southeast region.

A 10x accelerated video shows a glowing formation:

“This isn’t the first time SpaceX’s Starlink satellite formation has drawn attention in the night sky, but visibility this Sunday morning was particularly impressive,” Josimar wrote.

The satellites of billionaire Elon Musk’s company are used to provide high-speed Internet to various parts of the world. When launched, they usually follow very closely, forming a “satellite train”.