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This introductory chapter explains how the new Sunsats—sometimes called powersats or solarsats—will differ from comsats in terms of purpose, operations, market, regulation and design.
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Flournoy, D. (2012). What Is a Solar Power Satellite?. In: Solar Power Satellites. SpringerBriefs in Space Development. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-2000-2_1
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