“These are Starlink satellites traveling in a line — 24 in total — after being launched from Vandenberg, California, at 5:55 p.m. yesterday,” explains Bragason, who is often nicknamed “Star-Sævar.”Already disrupting researchThere are currently about 8,400 Starlink satellites orbiting Earth. Bragason says that in the future, there will likely be tens of thousands of satellites in the constellation. Even now, they are affecting the appearance of the night sky as seen from Earth and are already interfering with astronomical research. The line of satellites seen last night was not the first Starlink sighting from Iceland, nor will it be the last, according to Bragason. Just last week, another similar string of satellites was visible from Iceland, and Sævar says he received numerous inquiries about the phenomenon.