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Captured on the Subaru Telescope in Mauna Kea, the so-called “flying spiral” is a new satellite that was launched earlier that day by SpaceX, according to“The spiral seems to be related to the SpaceX company’s launch of a new satellite,” Subaru Telescope officials from the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan wrote in a tweet.
Officials said this isn’t the first time a similar glowing, circular feature was spotted after a SpaceX launch.have seen such spirals overhead after Falcon 9 activity. In other occurrences of similar SpaceX satellites, space watchers have said the spiral shape arises as the upper stage of the Falcon 9 vents release fuel during its long descent into the ocean.Copyright 2023 KHNL/KGMB Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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