Znamya (satellite)
Russian orbital mirror experiments in the 1990s
Znamya (satellite)
The Znamya project (Russian: Знамя, meaning "Banner", Russian: [ˈznamʲə] ) was a series of orbital space mirror experiments in the 1990s that intended to beam solar power to Earth by reflecting sunlight. The project was the brainchild of Vladimir Syromyatnikov, who was the project's lead engineer. Originally devised as a solar sail, Syromyatnikov pivoted to using the proposed hardware as a space mirror. The project consisted of two experiments: the Znamya 2 experiment and the failed Znamya 2.5, plus the proposed Znamya 3. After the failed deployment of the Znamya 2.5 the project was abandoned by the Russian Federal Space Agency.
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