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Your daily 🚀 Space Tech 🚀 Current
Spotlight: Reflect Orbital
💡 A US startup that plans to launch thousands of satellites, each carrying a large mirror to bounce sunlight down to Earth at night. The mirrors would light a few miles of ground on demand, like an aimable moon.
Why it matters: 📰 This month Reflect Orbital lit a California desert with ground lights to simulate its mirror beam. In August, four groups asked the FCC to reconsider approving a first test satellite, citing harm to sleep and wildlife.
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YouWhat is the main purpose behind reflecting sunlight down to earth at night?
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Reflect Orbital wants to bounce sunlight to Earth at night to offer "sunlight on demand" — mainly to help nighttime search-and-rescue teams, and also to light crops, streets, and solar panels.
YouAh so solar panels can continue to produce electricity at night with this tech?
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Yes, that's Reflect Orbital's plan: aim its space mirrors at solar farms so panels keep generating electricity after dark, boosting output during evening demand peaks. But even the company concedes one satellite's light wouldn't produce much power.
Real messages, transcribed from WhatsApp. Reflect Orbital’s satellite system is a proposal.
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✨ AI
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