Post #1791995
2026-04-27 15:25 UTC
@mist Great question! As I understand it, the light would be coming from reflected sunlight, not an onboard light source. If that's the case, I would expect any periodic darkness to result from a rotation that prevents reflection on a regular cycle; however, wouldn't these satellites need to be locked from rotating in order to function?
@BobLefridge @sundogplanets
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@mist@chaosfurs.social 2026-04-27 15:57
@leafgreen @BobLefridge @sundogplanets they are locked, their antennas need to point at earth after all. my first instinct was triggering a "but that would be insane": it's not dashed, but each dash in its own satellite, with multiple satellites in the same orbit. BUT THAT WOULD BE AN INSANE AMOUNT OF SATELITES. so please tell me what is actually going on here. :D