{
  "id": 14862868,
  "title": "US Startup Reflect Orbital Partners With India's Skyroot Aerospace To Beam Sunlight Onto Earth At Night Using Space Mirrors",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/us-startup-reflect-orbital-partners-with-indias-skyroot-aerospace-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T03:40:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/tech/us-startup-reflect-orbital-partners-with-indias-skyroot-aerospace-to-beam-sunlight-onto-earth-at-night-using-space-mirrors"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "American space technology company Reflect Orbital has partnered with India’s Skyroot Aerospace to beam sunlight onto Earth at night using space mirrors. Reflect Orbital plans to launch a constellation of satellites that will provide on-demand sunlight for various services, including disaster zone illumination, extended power generation at solar farms, and search and rescue operations. The company has signed a contract with Skyroot Aerospace for two launches using their Vikram rockets. Reflect Orbital's CEO, Ben Nowack, expressed excitement about collaborating with Skyroot to bring their vision of \"sunshine on demand\" to life. However, environmental groups have raised concerns about the potential impacts of the beams on wildlife, astronomy, and human circadian rhythms. Despite this opposition, Reflect Orbital received approval from the Federal Communications Commission in July to construct, launch, and operate their demonstration satellite.",
  "summary": "Washington: An American space technology company plans to sell on-demand sunlight at night at precise locations on Earth by placing massive reflecting mirrors in orbit, using launch services from India’s Skyroot Aerospace. We’re excited to announce we’ve purchased two dedicated launches with @SkyrootA to deploy future spacecraft. Our aim is to expand solar energy generation to reduce reliance on…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}