Reflect Orbital says satellite will not illuminate Saskatchewan communities
A company developing satellites that reflect sunlight back to Earth says it has no plans to illuminate Saskatchewan communities in the middle of the night. Reflect Orbital is developing Eärendil-1, a demonstration satellite that will use a flat reflector to redirect sunlight to specific locations on Earth. The company says its first satellite is intended to test the technology and the safeguards that would control where, when and how reflected light is delivered. “Our first milestone is this…
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