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Chandramohan P.R
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Chandramohan P.R asked in Science & MathematicsAstronomy & Space · 1 decade ago

why satellites are covered with gold foils?

Chandrayan 1 pictures shows it covered with gold foils?

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  • Chug-a-Lug
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    It's *not* really gold foil. That gold foil is some stuff called “Kapton”, and is for reflecting a broad band of infrared light. It’s heat protection.

    Source(s): http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/200...
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Indian govt is not that rich to cover with 24 carat gold

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    thermal shielding.

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