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"A proposed constellation of satellites has astronomers very worried. Unlike
satellites that reflect sunlight and produce light pollution as an unfortunate
byproduct, the ones by US startup Reflect Orbital would produce light pollution
by design.
The company promises to produce “sunlight on demand” with mirrors that beam
sunlight down to Earth so solar farms can operate after sunset.
It plans to start with an 18-metre test satellite named Earendil-1 which the
company has applied to launch in 2026. It would eventually be followed by about
4,000 satellites in orbit by 2030, according to the latest reports.
So how bad would the light pollution be? And perhaps more importantly, can
Reflect Orbital’s satellites even work as advertised?"
Via Susan ****
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
