Social media talked about the lights seen in the skies of Turkey last night and moving in rows. Some of them found the lights mysterious, and some of them compared them to a comet. Many citizens clung to their phones to record those moments. However, it was learned that the event was not a comet, but a chain-like transition of Starlink satellites belonging to Elon Musk. Starlink satellites, which caused excitement, were also viewed from cities such as Gaziantep and Eskişehir in addition to Istanbul.
Passage of Starlink satellites from Istanbul:
Passage of Starlink satellites from Gaziantep:
Passage of Starlink satellites from Eskişehir:
SPACE AGENCY (TUA) OF TURKEY MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT
The Turkish Space Agency (TUA), which shared on its Twitter account about the “Starlink” satellites displayed on the night of July 23, 2022, stated that the “Starlink” satellites displayed from various points in Turkey are a satellite constellation project launched for internet and communication around the world.
HERE IS TUA’S STARLINK SHARE
In the sharing, it was stated that the satellite systems were launched to a certain region on the world or to cover the countries on their orbit, depending on their orbit, and the following was noted:
“Satellite constellations, on the other hand, are called multiple satellites designed to provide uninterrupted coverage to every point on the world. Starlink satellites displayed at various points in Turkey on the night of 23 July 2022 are also a satellite constellation project launched for internet and communication around the world.” (News source: AA, photo sources: İHA-DHA)
You can review our explanation of Starlink, the satellite constellation project viewed from various points of Turkey on the night of July 23, 2022. ???? pic.twitter.com/DnEsZBbsjW
— Turkish Space Agency (@tuajans) July 23, 2022