Not on most days, because the Earth is a lot smaller in the satellite's sky than it is from LEO, and the equator is tilted with respect to the Earth's orbit. So

Not on most days, because the Earth is a lot smaller in the satellite's sky than it is from LEO, and the equator is tilted with respect to the Earth's orbit. So there's a 44-day period around each equinox, during which there will be shadow for a few minutes per day, up to 72 minutes at the equinox itself. The rest of the time, the satellite gets full sun for 24 hours. https://www.viasat.com/about/newsroom/blog/how-satellites-are-affected-by-the-spring-and-autumn-equinoxes/ https://www.viasat.com/about/newsroom/blog/how-satellites-ar...