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This chapter outlines several approaches to delivering powersats into low, medium, geosynchronous, Sun-synchronous and other space orbits. A historical context is given and next-generation launch strategies are introduced. Increased spacecraft size, mass and deployment frequency of payloads and deployment are among the challenges discussed.
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Flournoy, D. (2012). How Will Sunsats Be Delivered to Space?. In: Solar Power Satellites. SpringerBriefs in Space Development. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-2000-2_4
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