GEO-SBSP2

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Introduction to Space Solar Powerfor the Global Electric Power Utility Market WiSEE SSP Workshop November 8, 2013 Baltimore, MD DarelPreble President, Space Solar Power Institute www.solarsat.org Chair, Space Solar Power Workshop www.sspi.gatech.edu

p24 Sidelobe Graph - 0.01mW/cm2 peak at 440km radius

Predicted ground-level microwave power density for a full-power GEO SPS as a function of distance -Credit: J. M. Osepchuk, IEEE Microwave, “How Safe Are Microwaves and Solar Power from Space”, IEEE Microwavemagazine, vol. 3, issue 4. page 58-64, Dec. 2002.

p34 Communication satellites are now a $250+ Billion industry per year.