One of SpaceX's Starlink communications satellites that re-entered Earth's atmosphere burned up and broke up as it headed south, seen from four US states.

The object was observed by dozens of witnesses last Saturday evening. Reports of this began after 22:00 Central Standard Time on November 9 (after 08:00 on November 10).The American Meteor Society recorded 36 calls from residents of Colorado, Kansas, Texas and Oklahoma. , with the most messages coming from Oklahoma City and the Dallas/Fort Worth area.

Astronomers said it was not a meteorite, but SpaceX's Starlink-4682 communications satellite, launched in a group of 54 spacecraft as part of the Starlink 4-23 mission in 2022.

There are now more than 7,000 Starlink satellites in Earth orbit, and SpaceX is adding to the constellation every week. They re-enter the Earth's atmosphere every day, sometimes several times, and it is believed that this can damage the atmosphere because when burned, these devices emit aluminum oxide, which can damage the ozone layer and change its ability to reflect sunlight. the consequences may appear in the next ten years.