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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) – Phone calls and emails from concerned Colorado Springs residents have poured in tonight. Callers reported dozens of lights moving across the sky in a straight line.
We are not facing an alien invasion. It is actually a group of satellites launched into low earth orbit by SpaceX. It is part of the Starlink Internet Satellite Constellation system.
As of May 2019, SpaceX has launched batches of up to 60 satellites at a time, with a target of 1,440 satellites by the end of April next year. These satellites will provide high-speed Internet access around the world, even in remote areas.
The last batch launched on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket was on November 25, but that doesn’t mean these are the ones Coloradans saw tonight. There are already nearly 1,000 in orbit to date. The next launch is scheduled for this month.
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