There are about 9,000 SpaceX satellites in orbit, and none has ever had to maneuver around an alien spaceship.

Judge as of 27 January 2026. Quantity: the number of SpaceX (Starlink) satellites in orbit at that date. True: the number in orbit is roughly 9,000 (about 8,100 to 9,900), and there is no credible record that any SpaceX satellite maneuvered to avoid an alien or extraterrestrial spacecraft. SpaceX's conjunction-avoidance reports, which list maneuvers against known debris and satellites, are positive evidence for the second part. Mostly true: the count is somewhat further from 9,000 (within about 20%) and the second part holds. Mostly false: the count is off by more than 20% but the second part holds. False: a verified record shows a maneuver around an alien spacecraft, or the satellite count is wildly wrong (for example under 5,000).

Set before the research began.

1. E1 January 2026 — Spaceflight Now Spaceflight Now · 15 January 2026

   “SpaceX currently has more than 9,500 Starlink satellites in low Earth orbit.”

2. E2 More than 10,000 SpaceX Starlink spacecraft now orbit Earth—and the satellite surge shows no sign of stopping Scientific American · 17 March 2026

   “That takes SpaceX’s total number of Starlink satellites in orbit to 10,020, according to statistics compiled by Jonathan McDowell, an astrophysicist who tracks global space launches.”

3. E3 More than 10,000 SpaceX Starlink spacecraft now orbit Earth—and the satellite surge shows no sign of stopping Scientific American · 17 March 2026

   “In December 2025 SpaceX submitted a report to the Federal Communications Commission that, coupled with a prior report that it submitted last June, showed its Starlink constellation performed about 300,000 collision avoidance maneuvers in 2025 alone.”

4. E4 More than 10,000 SpaceX Starlink spacecraft now orbit Earth—and the satellite surge shows no sign of stopping Scientific American · 17 March 2026

   “So far, so good; despite the astronomically surging figures, the number of Starlink satellite collisions is zero.”

The evidence puts the Starlink count above 9,500 on 15 January [E1] and at 10,020 by 17 March [E2], but does not show whether the 27 January count was within the 8,100–9,900 range required for "true" or above it. The maneuver evidence [E3, E4] does not say what the maneuvers were made against.