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Fri Apr-17-09 10:13 AM
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Computers are used to working such long hours with no sleep. Solve the orbital dynamics once, and you've pretty much solved them for the next 6,000 orbits.
The constellation of mirrors etc. will maintain its same orientation to the Sun at all times. The transmitter will maintain its orientation to the Earth at all times. When you're in GEO, how much do you have to worry about them shifting their relative positions?
What I want to see is a demonstration of long-range energy transmission.
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