A rocket and satellites from billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX company were spotted in the sky over Lebanon on Saturday night, causing panic for a short while, with some internet users wondering about the nature of the lights that were visible from the capital Beirut, but also in other regions, notably the Bekaa, according to our correspondent Sarah Abdallah.
According to several local media, a series of Starlink satellites launched by a Falcon 9 rocket were visible from Lebanon.
Tracking cam footage from today’s Falcon 9 launch of Starlink pic.twitter.com/771gLqbm9t
—SpaceX (@SpaceX) July 22, 2022
Targeting Sunday, July 24 for a Falcon 9 launch of 53 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from LC-39A in Florida → https://t.co/sagPjgxUiQ
—SpaceX (@SpaceX) July 23, 2022
Some Internet users have joked on social networks, saying that it is the end of time with the arrival of a meteorite, while the country has been in the midst of a crisis since 2019.
A rocket and satellites from billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX company were seen in the skies of Lebanon on Saturday evening, causing panic for a short time, with some internet users wondering about the nature of the lights that were visible from the capital Beirut, but also in other regions, in particular the Bekaa, according to our correspondent Sarah…
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