Is Orbital Solar Feasible for the Future?

[CCatalyst]

Well personally I feel it highly depends upon the application. It may be an unnecessary application for here on Earth due to logistical issues, but what if you are one day going to create a space-based economy and you need to transmit power from one location to another?

Also, if the satellite can orbit the Earth multiple times a day and it charges up, it can even power a location at night.

 

[Vanadium 50]

geosynchronous orbit

the satellite can orbit the Earth multiple times a day

Got to pick one or the other.

 

[sophiecentaur]

and it charges up

A satellite based battery could introduce the need for some drastic new technology. The "charging up" would be best carried out on Earth but multiple orbiting power stations would eliminate the eclipse problem and remove the distance problem with a site in geosynchronous orbit.

From pretty much every angle, the orbiting power station throws up problem after problem.