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> Since it has to be in the sun, it needs a huge shield.

I don't think there's any place in the solar system you can put things so that they won't be in the sun. If you're going to be in the sun anyway, better use it.

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Lagrange Points can offer deployment in the shadow, or by using orbits with long times spent in the shadow while being sun synchronous.

I thought it is already designed to be at L2? But because of diffraction it still cannot stay perfectly in the darkness. It also requires propellant to stay at L2, so it’s actually only designed to be operational for 5-10 years. It’s kinda sad to see some gadgets going out faster than it takes to build it.

You can hide behind a planet

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