| ▲ | shagie 3 hours ago | |
> The standard motivation is 24/7 unfiltered sunlight to power the AI with, where you're not in anyone's backyard and don't need to convince a planning commission. The orbit that this is in doesn't meet that criteria. While it is in a near polar orbit, it is not in a dusk dawn orbit ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun-synchronous_orbit ). Half of its orbit is in shadow. As I wrote this, it is above Campo Grande, Brazil. The time there is 10 pm. https://satellitemap.space/sat/100902 | ||