Starlink Train Emerges: SpaceX Captures 29-Satellite Deployment in Orbit

SpaceX released a 3.5-minute video showing a 29-satellite Starlink train deploying from a Falcon 9 on May 1 and circling Earth from sunrise to sunset as they begin their initial orbit raise; posted on X by Starlink engineering VP Michael Nicolls, the clip provides a rare view of the megaconstellation—now over 10,300 satellites—with SpaceX having launched 53 Falcon 9 missions in 2026, including 43 Starlink flights.