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NASA Center: Headquarters
Image # : 76-HC-632
Date : 06/08/1976


Title

Solar Power Satellite

Full Description

This is what an artist envisioned the Solar Power Satellite would look like. Shown is the assembly of a microwave transmission antenna. The solar power satellite was to be located in a geosynchronous orbit, 36,000 miles above the Earth's surface.

Keywords

international space station concepts Skylab power

Subject Category

Space-Station Concepts, Miscellaneous

Reference Numbers

  • Center: HQ
  • Center Number: 76-HC-632
  • GRIN DataBase Number: GPN-2003-00108

Source Information

  • Creator/Photographer: NASA
  • Original Source: Digital

Image Information ( Copyright Notification )

ResolutionFormatWidth
(Pixels)
Height
(Pixels)
Size
(KBytes)
Thumbnail JPEG 91 72 9
Small JPEG 725 576 344
Medium JPEG 1510 1200 1,467
Large JPEG 3020 2400 6,326


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