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1. hartat+(OP)[view] [source] 2025-06-27 16:27:21
> 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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2. diabee+Hc[view] [source] 2025-06-27 18:03:40
>>hartat+(OP)
Normally 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
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3. qayxc+DI[view] [source] [discussion] 2025-06-27 22:32:12
>>diabee+Hc
You don't need to go that far. That's what sun-synchronous orbits are for.
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