A new band of Starlink satellites were spectacularly launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida at the crack of dawn at 04:01 UTC, just a minute past the midnight hour. The so-called G6-7 group took to the stars, sweeping across the planet in an astounding 1.5 hours, bringing internet connectivity closer to reality for many across the globe.

As the day advanced, at precisely 10:38 pm Central European Summer Time (CEST), the high-tech satellites swooped majestically over the Iberian landscapes of Portugal and Spain.

The satellites were a sight to behold, low over the southwestern horizon, darting towards the stunning constellation of Antares and the magnificent moon, only to vanish mysteriously as they sailed into the Earth's umbra and were shrouded by the sun's luminescence.

These were not just any satellites but the newest generation, the v2.0 Mini version, of the Starlink communication satellites. The 22 of them form part of Elon Musk's ambitious project to internalise the cosmos.

The breathtaking event was captured right from the doorstep of the picturesque Derborence Valley in Valais canton, Switzerland, with the camera lens pointed towards the southern sky. The technological marvels employed for this astounding spectacle were a Sony a7s2 coupled with a Mitakon 35mm f/0.95 II lens and a Canon EOS R8 boasting a RF800/11 telelens for a close-up on the moon and Antares.

Starlink group G6-7 was launched from Cape Canaveral Florida at 04:01 UTC ( 1 minute past midnight )

They orbit Earth in roughly 1.5 hours.

at 10:38PM CEST swiss local time the same day they were flying over Portugal and Spain ... and were visible low over the SW horizon and flying towards Antares and the Moon but disappearing shortly before as the entered Earth's umbra and were no more sunlit.

this time they are 22 Starlink satellites of the new v2.0 Mini version

filmed from the entrance of Derborence Valley in Valais canton Switzerland looking south.

camera Sony a7s2 and lens Mitakon 35mm f/0.95 II
and Canon EOS R8 with RF800/11 telelens for close-up on Moon and Antares

the satellites were very low and thus very faint, mag. 4.5 at best, hardly visible.

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