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SpaceX is seeking FCC approval to launch 1M satellites into space; SpaceX claims the fleet will orbit the Earth and use the sun to power AI data centers (spacenews.com)

submitted 9 months ago by Beep@lemmus.org to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 4 points 9 months ago (1 child)

They use microwave emitters to "beem" the power to the surface, where it is captured by antennas.

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[–] Bustedknuckles@lemmy.world 30 points 9 months ago

I'm old enough to have played SimCity and there was a satellite power supply that only sometimes would miss the receiver and incinerate a swath of the city. Good times

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