Artist Trevor Paglen plans to launch a satellite into space, but it’s not for any scientific study. His giant inflatable sculpture will orbit Earth purely as art. <br /><br />Paglen's forthcoming art installation, titled Orbital Reflector, will reflect enough sunlight to be visible from the ground. The piece will launch in 2018 aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 and will be concealed inside a satellite. Once in low Earth orbit, a door on the satellite will open and the 100-foot Orbital Reflector will inflate.<br /><br />Paglen says the satellite will be as bright as the stars of the Big Dipper. But just in case visibility is low, it will also be trackable via an app.
