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GEO orbit is too high for this application, since it would require an insanely collimated microwave beam (or insanely directional). The power loss is proportion
by 4gotunameagain 6y ago
GEO orbit is too high for this application, since it would require an insanely collimated microwave beam (or insanely directional). The power loss is proportional to r^2. Google "spherical spreading loss"
- DennisP 6y agoThat actually is doable. GEO is generally considered the best orbit for a solar power sat. The receiver has to be several kilometers across, but that's good because you don't actually want to fry any birds flying through. There have even been proposals to put transmitters on the Moon, but that's stretching things.
- 4gotunameagain 6y agoSure, but I thought the consideration here was about UAVs and the such :)