Reflect Orbital Plans to Sell Sunlight Using Space Mirrors
US-based startup Reflect Orbital is aiming to deploy around 50,000 mirrors in space to reflect sunlight onto Earth during nighttime. The company plans to charge nearly $5,000 per hour (about ₹5 lakh) for illumination from a single mirror, offered through annual contracts of at least 1,000 hours. It has already applied for regulatory approval to launch a prototype satellite equipped with a 60-foot-wide mirror within this year.
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