google: orbit
it does not see the sun half of the time
polar orbits don't come to the rescue, they are quite busy already
it does not see the sun half of the time
polar orbits don't come to the rescue, they are quite busy already
From TFA:
> In low Earth orbit, satellites can access near-constant sunlight, generating up to eight times more solar power than on Earth.
That's obviously a reference to sun-synchronous orbit. You don't get 8 times more solar power in a low inclination orbit.