NASA_solar_power_satellite_concept_1976.jpg


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Title
Solar Power Satellite
Full Description
This is what an artist envisioned the Solar Power Satellite would look like. Shown is the assembly of a microwave transmission antenna. The solar power satellite was to be located in a geosynchronous orbit, 35,786 kilometers (22,236 miles) above the Earth's surface.
Keywords
international space station concepts Skylab power
Subject Category
Space-Station Concepts, Miscellaneous
Reference Numbers
  • Center: HQ
  • Center Number: 76-HC-632
  • GRIN DataBase Number: GPN-2003-00108
Date
Source GPN-2003-00108 - Solar Power Satellite , Great Images in NASA
Author NASA
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Original work of NASA - public domain
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8 June 1976