Department of Energy: SPS Brightness Due to Reflected Sunlight

LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES (continued) 22 Diffuse Reflection From SB in LEO During OTV 45 Configuration (DI) 23 Diffuse Reflection From SPS in GEO (D2) 47 24 Diffuse Reflection From OTV During Transit from 47 LEO (D3) 25 Specular Reflection From SB and OTV During 50 Construction Phase (SI) 26 Angular Dependence of OTV-Earth Distance and 51 Irradiance 27 Specular Reflection From SPS Solar Panels in GEO 54 Around Equinoxes (S2) 28 Specular Reflection From SPS Antenna in GEO 54 Around Equinoxes (S3) 29 Specular Reflection From OTV in LEO During 57 Uncontrolled Maneuvers 30 Specular Reflection From SPS Solar Panels in GEO 57 During Uncontrolled Maneuvers 31 Sky Brightness Geometric Coordinate Relationships 59 Table Number Title Page 1 LEO Staging Base Element Descriptions 15 2 Orbit Transfer Vehicle Element Description 23 3 Solar Power Satellite Element Description 29 4 Theoretical Sky Brightness and Polarization at 51 10,000 Foot Altitude in Clear Air (g = 0.017) 5 Summary of Ground Irradiance 55

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