The mega sized satellite would hover about 22 000 miles above earth.
Japan solar panels in space.
A successful ground test of a system designed to ultimately collect solar power from orbit and beam it back down to earth was announced in japan this week by mitsubishi heavy industries.
The 31 9 mw yatsubo solar power plant will be built near nasushiobara city in the tochigi prefecture and the 26 2 mw ikeda solar power plant will be developed at nasu gun also in tochigi.
The local government set a goal for the entire prefecture japan s third largest to be completely fueled by renewable energy by 2040.
It would be several miles long and weigh somewhere in the neighborhood of 10 000 metric tons.
Solar panels are ubiquitous especially in the area.
This colossal satellite hovering around 22 000 miles 36 000 kilometers above.