Space Solar Power Systems (SPPS)

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A long-term JAXA initiative to develop technology for generating solar energy in space and transmitting it to Earth via microwave beams. The system would use satellites positioned in geostationary orbit equipped with sunlight-collecting panels and microwave transmission antennae.

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JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)

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Space Solar Power Systems (SPPS)

A proposed system for generating solar energy in space and transmitting it to Earth. The system would use satellites positioned approximately 36,000 kilometers from Earth equipped with sunlight-collecting panels and microwave transmission antennae.

Microwave wireless power transmission

Technology that transmits electrical power through the air using microwaves to a distant receiver. JAXA demonstrated transmission of 1.8 kilowatts over 55 meters with high directivity control.

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