Starlink train from Starlink Group 17-52 — 1 August 2026
A line of Starlink satellites from Starlink Group 17-52 (Falcon 9), launched 1 August 2026, crossed the sky in the days after launch. 1 person around Xiaoshan, Zhejiang reported it on this site as a UFO.
🗓️ 1 August 2026, 03:08 UTC1 UFO report1 likely match
What people saw
For a week or two after launch, Starlink satellites travel close together in a straight line — a “train” of 20 to 60 bright, silent dots moving steadily across the sky, sometimes fading out one by one as they enter Earth’s shadow. They show best an hour or two after sunset or before sunrise. As they climb to their working height they spread out and become hard to see.
Launch data: The Space Devs. Satellite positions: CelesTrak. Reports are matched by the site’s Sky match from each report’s time and place.