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solar power satellite [‚sō·lər ‚pau̇·ər ′sad·əl‚īt]

(engineering)

A proposed collector of solar energy that would be placed in geostationary orbit where sunlight striking the satellite would be converted to electricity and then to microwaves, which would be beamed to earth.

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solar power satellite (redirected from Space Solar Power System)

solar power satellite
(redirected from Space Solar Power System)