Stargazers in Christchurch have been treated to a night sky display of fast moving satellites.

The line of lights are SpaceX’s Starlink satellites, courtesy of space entrepreneur Elon Musk.

SpaceX successfully launched dozens of Starlink internet satellites and two small Earth-imaging satellites into orbit Friday in the second of what’s expected to be a series of Starlink rideshare missions.

This is SpaceX’s 10th Starlink mission since 2019, and the company’s 12th overall mission for 2020 according to Space.com

The satellites are part of a plan to create a high-speed internet broadband network, which is estimated to be completed by 2027.