Eärendil-1 Latest News
Recently, the U.S.Federal Communications Commission (FCC) authorized a company named Reflect Orbital to launch and operate a test satellite Eärendil-1 designed to deploy a large mirror in orbit around the earth.
About Eärendil-1
- It is the first satellite planned by US startup Reflect Orbital.
- Purpose: Its purpose is to reflect sunlight towards specific spots on the earth at nighttime.
- Working
- It is a single satellite in a non-geostationary orbit fit with a “deployable, highly specular thin-film reflector”.
- The reflector will be motorised and can be steered to different orientations.
- It is intended to use this technology to extend the usable hours for solar panels and provide light during “critical operations” like emergency or humanitarian missions.
- Orbital Profile: The satellite will operate at a LEO altitude between 600 kilometers and 650 kilometers.
- Significance: It makes clean, abundant energy available on demand and that its technology can help alleviate energy concerns, aid with disaster responses, fulfill industrial needs and boost agriculture.
Source: TH
Last updated on July, 2026
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