Re:Space Solar Power Demonstrator ends first in-space mission
by ben_w on Wednesday January 17, 2024 @10:46AM
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> [0] If I've done the maths right:
I now think my assumption is wrong, that the closest you can get without worrying about night is minimal bounding square, not a minimal bounding triangle, so the orbital altitude should be:
I now think my assumption is wrong, that the closest you can get without worrying about night is minimal bounding square, not a minimal bounding triangle, so the orbital altitude should be:
(sqrt(2) * radius) - radius = (sqrt(2) - 1) * radius ~= 2639 km
so a factor of about 14 better than GEO.