A U.S. company just got approved to sell sunlight at night.
The FCC approved Reflect Orbital’s first satellite, Eärendil-1, designed to reflect sunlight onto Earth.
The startup says it can glow as bright as the full moon.
It will unfold a 60-foot mirror 400 miles above Earth and direct sunlight onto a 3-mile-wide area.
Reflect Orbital’s roadmap calls for:
– 2 satellites in 2026
– 36 satellites in 2027
– 1,000 by 2028
– 5,000 by 2030
– 50,000+ by 2035
Reflect Orbital says it can deliver daylight-level brightness for hours at a time.
BREAKING: A U.S. company just got approved to sell sunlight at night. It says it can glow as bright as the full moon.
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