# Sunlight After Dark Plan

> Satellites could bring sunlight after dark for $100M.
- Title: Sunlight After Dark Plan · dot.LA | Shortify
- Summary: Satellites could bring sunlight after dark for $100M. Reflect Orbital's satellites may deliver sunlight after sunset using reflectors in orbit, funded by…
- Keywords: reflect orbital, solar energy, satellite technology, lighting after dark, funding, orbital deployment, dot.LA
- Source: dot.LA — https://dot.la/reflect-orbital-sunlight-after-dark-2678391447.html
- Published: 2026-11-13T15:38:51+00:00
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- Topics: reflect orbital, solar energy, satellite technology, lighting after dark, funding, orbital deployment, technology, local
## Reflect Orbital's Plan
Reflect Orbital wants to redirect sunlight from orbit to Earth after sunset using satellites with large reflectors.
## Funding Milestone
The company raised $73.5M in new funding, bringing total raised to over $100M with investors including Sequoia Capital and Salesforce Ventures.
## Satellite Purpose
Satellites would stay in sunlight while orbiting Earth and angle reflectors toward specific ground locations after sunset.
## Energy Solution
Solar farms could generate electricity beyond daylight hours without new land or infrastructure replacement.
## Demonstration Mission
Reflect Orbital received FCC approval for Eärendil-1, expected to launch in Q2 2027 to test reflector technology in low Earth orbit.
## Technical Challenge
The company produces reflector material 28 times thinner than a human hair and folds sections into shoebox-sized packages.
## Key takeaway

Reflect Orbital's satellites may deliver sunlight after sunset using reflectors in orbit, funded by $100M and approved for 2027 launch.