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FCC Approval Sought for Sun-Reflecting Satellite

Reflect Orbital is eyeing an April 2026 launch for its Earendil-1 non-geostationary orbit satellite, it said in an FCC Space Bureau application posted Thursday. Earendil-1 is designed to reflect sunlight to a target on the ground using a motorized thin-film…

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reflector with the aim of extending usable hours for solar cells to collect energy and providing illumination for critical operations, the company said.