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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which regulates tech, approved a license for a 142kg ‘single demonstration satellite’ on Thursday.
Eärendil-1, about the size of a fridge, will unfurl a thin 60-foot square mirror that reflects the sun’s rays to illuminate a three-mile-wide stretch of Earth.
You would see a dot about as bright as the full moon in the sky, according to maker Reflect Orbital’s website. The company aims to send its first space mirror up this year, with the aim of launching 50,000 satellites by 2035.
They plan to charge about $5,000 an hour for the light of one mirror if a customer signed up for a year-long contract. The light for one-time events or emergencies would be more costly.
Eärendil-1, about the size of a fridge, will unfurl a thin 60-foot square mirror that reflects the sun’s rays to illuminate a three-mile-wide stretch of Earth.
You would see a dot about as bright as the full moon in the sky, according to maker Reflect Orbital’s website. The company aims to send its first space mirror up this year, with the aim of launching 50,000 satellites by 2035.
They plan to charge about $5,000 an hour for the light of one mirror if a customer signed up for a year-long contract. The light for one-time events or emergencies would be more costly.
