Starlink Satellite Train is Soaring in the Sky. The "Starlink train" is the visual phenomenon of a string of SpaceX Starlink satellites seen as a line of bright, fast-moving lights in the night sky shortly after launch. This occurs because the satellites are initially in a low-Earth orbit and closely grouped together before they gradually disperse to their final operational altitudes. The phenomenon is temporary, typically lasting only a few days after a launch, and is visible when the satellite