Engineering360: "China Will Launch Artificial Moon by 2020"

Talk about light pollution . . . .

Yeah, okay.

Uummmm... wait - what?

This give time over country of about 20 min, then 70 min or so to begin another overflight.

Uhhhhhhhhh and so...

And this can be (reliably over the vehicle life) reoriented (turned on and off was the phrase) each time it leaves and then reovers China, is that the deal?

Just how large are these anticipated to be? The ISS is about 350 feet across and you really have to look carefully to see it at a it’s target orbit of about 250 miles above MSL.

Another online source indicates the stated purpose of these as providing more sunlight to allow additional opportunity for photosynthesis, thus growing more food.

So... Jeez, I feel like I need a hug, it isn’t often my sensibilities are molested this badly.

I hope they meant 22,300 miles. It would need to be miles across.