Why can’t we just paint satellites (e.g. Starlink) black to avoid light pollution?

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Why can’t we just paint satellites (e.g. Starlink) black to avoid light pollution?

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the sun is very bright in space, and there is no air to cool the satellite off, if they were painted black they would absorb all light and quickly overheat

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