Then cover it with anything shiny or reflective with a flat (-ish) surface that can be adhered to a sphere—glass gems, old costume jewelry, bits of beach glass, or pennies.

The rocket successfully reached orbit on Sunday. The satellite, not much bigger than a large beach ball, is a geodesic sphere made from carbon fiber with 65 reflective panels.

Some are calling it a giant bulb of garlic. Others say it's the world's biggest disco ball. But really, the official name of the 100-foot-diameter reflective sphere is "the ORB." ...

A highly reflective sphere has been placed in orbit by a New Zealand-launched rocket. Akin to a giant "disco ball", the object should be visible to the naked eye as it sweeps across a twilight sky.

New Zealand has taken to combining disco fever with rocket science as it looks to launch a giant ‘disco ball’ into space. A highly reflective sphere has been developed to create a ‘shared experience’ ...

Bjarke Ingels’ architecture practice has set its sights on building an inflatable, 30-ton disco ball in the Nevada desert for the 2018 edition of Burning Man.

From left: a feathery ball, c. 1830; a red gutta-percha golf ball, c. 1860; and a Spalding ball, late 19th or early 20th century. Getty Images ...