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Has anybody looked at station-keeping issues (briefly searched, found nothing)? A space based solar power array is a large solar sail. As it orbits, its angle
by ridgeguy 6y ago
Has anybody looked at station-keeping issues (briefly searched, found nothing)?
A space based solar power array is a large solar sail. As it orbits, its angle of incidence to the solar wind will change, perturbing its orbit.
Lightsail 2 [1] showed the solar wind can be used to raise orbit. I wonder if such effects would be critical for space-based power systems, or just another design constraint.
[1] https://www.planetary.org/explore/projects/lightsail-solar-sailing/ https://www.planetary.org/explore/projects/lightsail-solar-s...