How often can you see a Starlink satellite train? The Starlink satellite train is usually visible shortly after the satellites have been deployed when they are at their lowest orbit. Starlink satellites travel very fast and complete one orbit of Earth every 90 minutes which means you can sometimes see them within just two hours of a previous sighting. Can you spot Starlinks when they deorbit? If Starlink satellites fail to make orbit, they then return to Earth in dramatic fashion, burning up as they go. This happened on Feb. 4, 2022, when a freshly launched batch of Starlinks encountered the effects of a big geomagnetic storm. They were sent crashing back to Earth over the coming days and a remarkable video captured some of the space debris burning up over Puerto Rico on Feb. 7, 2022. Additional resources Read about how SpaceX's next generation of Starlink satellites (Starlink 2.0) have undergone a series of upgrades to reduce interference for the global astronomical community in this article published on the science communication site Interesting Engineering. Explore how light pollution hurts the night sky for astronomy with these resources from Florida Atlantic University's Department of Physics. Who owns the night sky? This interesting article published on the International Dark-Sky Association's website takes a deeper look into the industrialization of space, the impacts of satellites and the cultural and biological heritage of the night sky. Bibliography