LandSpace considers deploying 10,000 satellites for space-based solar power
IgorCarron · x · 2026-08-24
How to generate 100 Megawatts of electricity in space (and how to cool it)? One idea is launching 10,000 satellites, each with 10kW power. LandSpace is reportedly considering this approach. A timelapse of the large solar panel deployment on the Honghu-03 satellite, launched by LandSpace's Zhuque-3 rocket, was also referenced.
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