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This Startup Wants to Use Space Mirrors to Light Up Earth at Night. Feds Just Said Go Ahead
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California startup Reflect Orbital has received FCC approval to launch a prototype satellite designed to reflect sunlight onto Earth after dark. The company aims to eventually deploy a constellation of 50,000 mirrors to provide illumination for disaster zones, agriculture, and industrial sites, though astronomers have raised concerns about light pollution.
California startup Reflect Orbital received clearance to launch its first satellite, aiming to build a constellation to illuminate dark areas with in-space mirrors.
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