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> There, 24/7 solar power is unhindered by day/night cycles, weather, and atmospheric losses (attenuation). Wouldn’t the earth still get in the way of the sun
by hartator 1y ago
> There, 24/7 solar power is unhindered by day/night cycles, weather, and atmospheric losses (attenuation).
Wouldn’t the earth still get in the way of the sun or it’s too far away?
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- diabeetusman 1y agoNormally yes, but the L1 Lagrange point always would have an unobstructed view of the sun. Granted, L1 is a lot further away than LEO (~3x the distance to the moon), so that makes it harder and more expensive to get to
- qayxc 1y agoYou don't need to go that far. That's what sun-synchronous orbits are for.