Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite fleet is set to be visible above UK skies again tonight.
Starlink is a chain of satellites launched by Mr Musk’s company SpaceX, intended to beam down an inexpensive broadband internet signal to areas of the globe which previously had little to no internet connection.
The satellites make an impressive display of bright lights, and have become a popular target for astronomy fans.
Starlink is passing over the UK this week, and will be visible tonight (15 May) from London at 9.35pm, and again at 10.11pm on Saturday (16 May).
The satellites appear as small, fast-moving bright lights.
Londoners are advised to look from the west to south to see the satellites.
Starlink's website provides a live map of the location of the satellites to help skywatchers find them.
There are currently 422 Starlink satellites in orbit, although SpaceX aims to eventually put 12,000 total satellites in space.
Elon Musk has said his company aims to reduce the brightness of the satellites, tweeting: "We are taking some key steps to reduce satellite brightness btw.
"Should be much less noticeable during orbit raise by changing solar panel angle & all sats get sunshades starting with launch 9."
SpaceX says on its website: “With performance that far surpasses that of traditional satellite internet, and a global network unbounded by ground infrastructure limitations, Starlink will deliver high speed broadband internet to locations where access has been unreliable, expensive, or completely unavailable.”
SpaceX recently filed plans with the USA's Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which state: "Once fully deployed, the SpaceX system will pass over virtually all parts of the Earth's surface and therefore, in principle, have the ability to provide ubiquitous global service.
"Every point on the Earth's surface will see, at all times, a SpaceX satellite."
