Was outside talking with my girlfriend before she left and we look up and see a random ball of light gliding across the sky. At one point the light started pulsating until we couldn’t see it anymore due to the distance.

Filmed January 18th 6:03 PM MST

New Mexico



by Hot-Cellist8601

2 Comments

  1. There was a Falcon 9 launch on January 18th in the evening, looks like you caught it. Great catch, thanks for sharing.

  2. Odd_Repeat_6092 on

    Don’t believe it was Starlink for the following reasons:

    Starlink Group 6-100 was launched Jan 18, 2026, from Cape Canaveral, FL, at 6:31 PM EST on a southeastern trajectory.

    Twenty-nine satellites were deployed into orbit about an hour after launch, following a coast period and a second engine burn.

    Coast Elevation – Approximately 90 km (about 56 miles)

    Coast Speed – Approximately 24,000 km/h (about 14,913 mph)

    A half hour after the launch puts Space X second stage rocket roughly 7,456 miles away from the U.S.