• Death_Equity@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    That is 300 ft, not 600-1,200 miles.

    The Sun puts more energy on a spy satellite than the array could do.

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      9 months ago

      The extra distance from the satellite to the earth and back is negligible. It’s also countered by having thousands of sources vs a single one.