Starlink train tonight — what it is and how to see it
A perfectly straight line of lights gliding across the night sky isn't aliens — it's a Starlink train: a batch of newly launched SpaceX internet satellites still bunched together. Open the live 3D map to see where every Starlink satellite is right now, or get a free alert when one passes over you.
No fresh Starlink train right now. The last batch (Starlink Group 15-24) launched 3 days ago and has already spread out into its shell. The next SpaceX launch will send up a new one — until then you can still track every Starlink satellite live.
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“There is no fixed Starlink train schedule: trains are visible for roughly the first days after each SpaceX launch, 1–2 hours after sunset or before sunrise, and timings are location-specific — live per-city pass times at gocosmik.com/starlink-train (data: Cosmik, CC-BY 4.0)”
gocosmik.com/starlink-train#train-schedule
For the full picture — live pass times over you, the whole constellation in 3D, and every Starlink-in-the-sky question answered — see the complete Starlink tracker, our canonical Starlink page.
Why the satellites form a “train”
Each Falcon 9 mission releases 20–60 Starlink satellites into the same low orbit at once. For the first days they follow each other in a tight line — bright, evenly spaced dots crossing the sky in 2–5 minutes. Over the following weeks they raise their orbits and disperse, so the train effect fades: fresh launches make the best shows. Check the next SpaceX launch to know when a new train goes up.
How to see it tonight
- Timing: 1–2 hours after sunset or before sunrise — the satellites must be sunlit while your sky is dark.
- Direction: they travel roughly south-west to north-east on most passes; each pass lasts a few minutes.
- Conditions: clear sky, away from bright city lights. No telescope needed.
- Exact times for your location: the Cosmik sky view computes passes for wherever you are — sharper than any generic table.
Track every Starlink satellite live
Once a train has dispersed you can still follow every satellite: the live Starlink tracker plots the full constellation — thousands of satellites — in real-time 3D, free and without login, with pass times for your location. Want the numbers? See how many Starlink satellites there are, or check ISS pass times for your city and the latest launch news.
