Asri-unix.748 net.space utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!ARPAVAX:C70:sri-unix!A.exp@Berkeley Wed Feb 10 13:57:37 1982 Solar power satellite not usually eclipsed by earth The difference in orbital plane of the solar power satellites around the earth and the earth around the sun prevents eclipse all but about 98% of the time (or more, but I can't be sure).