GlossarySeptember 11, 2005

What is a Solar Power Satellite?

A solar power station investigated by NASA that entailed a satellite in geosynchronous orbit that would consist of a very large array of solar photovoltaic modules that would convert solar generated electricity to microwaves and beam them to a fixed point on the earth.

U.S. Department of Energy

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