2026-08-02T04:32:05.395243Z

U.S. FCC approves giant space mirror to deliver 'sunlight on demand,' but what are the legal implications?

www.cbc.ca/news/science/reflect-orbital-approval-fcc-9.7287535

CBCANALYSIS | U.S. FCC approves giant space mirror to deliver 'sunlight on demand,' but what are the legal implications? | CBC NewsDespite hundreds of public comments opposing a giant space mirror that would shine light roughly five kilometres wide, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), has given it the green light. What could this mean for Canadians?

2026-08-02T05:19:07.128723Z

Warl0k3@Warl0k3@lemmy.world

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While the Reflect Orbital approval is for one satellite, the company proposes launching a whopping 50,000 by 2035.

Well there’s that at least.

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2026-08-02T05:48:01.086614Z

TIEPilot@TIEPilot@lemmy.world

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SATCOM guy here, thats terrifying. Its the harshest environment and if 1/10th of 1% fail thats 50 out of control giant mirrors speeding around @ 17k mph.

They will be LEO so they can reenter and maybe hit the ground. Space Lab V2.0 all over again…

2026-08-02T07:29:22.611469Z

chaospatterns@chaospatterns@lemmy.world

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50k satellites? Who is going to pay for that much light? At least with Starlink/Satellite Internet there’s wide spread demand from many different consumers, but for sunlight on demand? That just sounds like marketing to investors instead of a legitimate plan.