Orbitting Satellites Origami Tessellation

Orbitting Satellites Tessellation

This tessellation is probably from at least a few months ago. If I remember correctly, I had trouble getting a good photo of it and then kind of forgot about it. 

Anyway, I found it. Thanks to a power outage during the snowpocalypse. I went combing through my folds to see if there were any that I'd neglected. 

It's a somewhat unusual configuration. Which are my favorite kind. 

The center is a classic set of six triangles wrapped around a small hexagon on the other side. Then I connect vertically facing right triangles to them. Next, I add opposite facing right triangles and repeat the center. 

In the gaps, I found that I was able to add open back hexagons in a tucked format to complete the design and flatten it. 

It's definitely not my most precise fold. It could use some cleaning up in the seams. But the idea is sound and the concept is unique as far as I know. 

I kind of wish it could be folded with thinner paper. It looks like it would back light nicely. But I don't think that thin paper would work for this. 

I don't have the diagram anymore. Sorry. But I pretty much spelled out how to fold it in the preceding paragraphs.

Back View Orbitting Satellites Tess

Filed under: February 2026 Origami Tessellations. Although it's a little older than that. 
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