Reflect Orbital

Satellites with mirrors that deliver sunlight after dark.

Founded
2021
Headquarters
Hawthorne, CA
Disclosed funding
$35.2M
Status
Operating
Sector
Space
Latest round
Series A, $20M
Reported valuation
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Website
reflectorbital.com

Overview

Reflect Orbital is building satellites with large deployable mirrors to redirect sunlight onto solar farms and sites that need light at night. Co-founder Ben Nowack was an aerospace engineer at SpaceX.

Funding

$35.2M including a $20M Series A (May 2025, Lux and Sequoia).

Disclosed funding is the sum of publicly reported rounds found in the sources below. It is a floor, not a complete total.

Founders

Ben Nowack, Co-founder & CEO
At SpaceX: Aerospace engineer
Tristan Semmelhack, Co-founder
Not a SpaceX alum

Topics

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: Reflect Orbital

Last verified September 30, 2026.