https://it-news.uk/tags/satellites/ Recent content in Satellites on IT News Hugo en-us Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://it-news.uk/posts/reflect-orbital-fcc-space-mirror-satellite/ Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://it-news.uk/posts/reflect-orbital-fcc-space-mirror-satellite/ <p>There&rsquo;s a quiet tension brewing between two groups who both look up at the sky — one sees opportunity, the other sees a threat.</p> <p>Reflect Orbital, a California-based startup that calls itself &ldquo;The Sunlight Company,&rdquo; just received FCC approval to launch its first orbital mirror satellite. Named Eärendil-1, the spacecraft carries four film-based reflectors, each roughly 18 meters long, designed to bounce sunlight onto specific patches of Earth. The company sees it as a tool for construction sites working after dark and search-and-rescue operations, with a longer-term play of boosting solar farm output by extending daylight hours.</p>