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Re:SpaceX projected 20M Starlink users by 2022–it ended up w... by borissk on Tuesday September 19, 2023 @05:20PM (#37576910)
The dark paint was a stupid idea, that never realized.
Re:SpaceX projected 20M Starlink users by 2022–it ended up w... by hnburnsy on Tuesday September 19, 2023 @06:12PM (#37577645)
>The company developed a highly reflective dielectric mirror film and a low-reflectivity black paint, which are applied to several parts of the spacecraft body. The mirror-like surface reflects sunlight into space instead of scattering it toward observers on the ground. In addition, the solar panels can be oriented so that observers do not see their sunlit sides.

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