• Death_Equity@lemmy.world
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        9 months ago

        That is 300 ft, not 600-1,200 miles.

        The Sun puts more energy on a spy satellite than the array could do.

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          9 months ago

          The extra distance from the satellite to the earth and back is negligible. It’s also countered by having thousands of sources vs a single one.

          It’s why you can be blinded by looking at the sun a mirror still, it’s not like the mirror becomes the new source and the calculation starts again….